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Oil derrick with platform, Long Beach

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Order Number	00075001
Title	Oil derrick with platform, Long Beach
Studio	Inman Co.
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	Industries-Oil-Long Beach.
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.; Information provided with the image indicates that photo was donated by "Morris".
Description	View of an oil derrick that has been anchored to the ground, it is located at 1006 Pier "F" Avenue in Long Beach. It shows a man standing on the platform that is attached to the side of the derrick, and its platform, machinery and equipment can be seen around its base. A "grasshopper", or electrically operated oil field pump is seen next to the base on the right, and a large truck is parked next to it on the left. The door on the truck reads: "General Petroleum Corporation". More oil derricks may be seen spread over a vast area of land in the background.
Subject	General Petroleum Corporation. Petroleum industry and trade--California--Long Beach. Oil well drilling rigs--California--Long Beach. Oil fields--California--Long Beach. Long Beach (Calif.).
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection