View of the Venice oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Item Overview

Title

View of the Venice oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Photographer

Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946

Date Created

[circa 1930]

Date

1930

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934

Notes

Description

View of the Venice oil field, a landscape of derricks, with steam pipes and buildings made of wood and corrugated metal at their bases, Signs on the derricks read "Knox Powell Stockton, W. G. Davis No. 4," ""[...] Camino Gasoline," "Cory & Randall, Venice No. 1," and "Goldsmith Bros. Inc., Adams & Matthews No. 1." Signs on the buildings read "Oil Fields Hospital," "Walker Arms Garage," and "Skinner & Evans Oil Operators, Beverly Hills - Venice, We Finance Oil Wells."

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph : b&w

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Venice Oil Field (Calif.)

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Petroleum industry--California--Los Angeles
Oil wells--California--Los Angeles