Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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A panoramic view of the Kettleman Hills oil field in Kings County. There is an oil rig on the left which belongs to Powell-Stockton Investment Co. The derrick has a few sheds nearby, and two circular storage tanks on the hill just beyond it. A man in a dark suit stands on a slope between the camera and the derrick. The surrounding land is dry and hilly, with only low scrub growing.
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A panoramic view of an unidentified new residential housing area among hills. There are a few rows of houses on the left, but much of the land is still undeveloped.
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A panoramic view of the Kettleman Hills oil field in Kings County. There is oil rig in the center which has a few sheds nearby, and two circular storage tanks on the hill on the far left. A sign posted just in front of the derrick reads "Powell-Stockton ; Inv. Co. Ltd. ; No. 1.". The tops of five automobiles are visible above the crest of the hill, left of the oil rig, and there are a few men standing nearby. The surrounding land is dry and hilly, with only low scrub growing.
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A panoramic view of an area near Corona. Two men in suits stand in an open field that seems to have been plowed, facing the mountains in the distance. There is a road on the left which runs through the low rolling hills. Writing in white in lower right corner reads "#504 ; Aerograph Co ; 5880 Moneta Ave ; Los Angeles, Cal."
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A panoramic view of the Kettleman Hills oil field in Kings County. The image is taken from North Dome, facing east towards a rolling landscape with only low scrub growing. There is one oil derrick on the left side in the foreground, and about sixteen more spread across the hills in the background. The foreground oil rig is labeled "N.A. Blauvelt (?) No. 1." In addition to the rig itself, there are a few sheds and circular storage tanks, and a pair of automobiles parked nearby. There is another circular storage tank on a hill on the far right. Numerous dirt roads cut across the landscape, a few of which have power/telephone lines running alongside of them. Writing in white in bottom center reads "Photo No 4 By ; C.C. Pierce & Co. ; 1572 W. Pico St. ; L.A." and "N.E. Slope, N. Dome ; Kettleman Hills ; 3-9-1931."
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A panoramic view of a residential area of Westwood Village, in Westwood, Los Angeles. The area is built on rolling hills and has streets lined with street lamps. The houses in the foreground are somewhat widely spaced, but the houses on the hills on the left and in the center are more closely spaced. The areas between the houses have only low scrub growing. Writing in white on the right reads "Pettit's Studio ; 1416 W. Pico L.A. ; RI. 8534 ; Made 1933."
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