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Tobin #2, Signal Hill oil field. July 11, 1923

Description: A panoramic view of the oil field of Signal Hill. There are about two dozen oil rigs, or derricks, in the foreground, with many more visible on the far right. There is a small reservoir of water in the bottom left corner, and a spray of smoke or steam coming out of the oil rig to the right of it. A large tent is on the right, with sheds to its right and left. There are streets of houses in among the derricks, and a few buses parked on the nearest street. Many of the rigs in the foreground are labeled with their names and a number that represents their output, by the barrel. Writing in white in the bottom center reads "Tobin # 2 "Signal Hill" Long Beach, Cal.", while a small note just left of that reads "No 264".
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Date: July 11, 1923
Call number: photCL 470 (171)
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Tobin #2, Signal Hill oil field. 1923

Visual Materials

A panoramic view of the oil field of Signal Hill. There are about two dozen oil rigs, or derricks, in the foreground, with many more visible on the far right. There is a small reservoir of water in the bottom left corner, and clouds of smoke or steam coming out of the oil rig to the right of it. A large tent is on the right, with sheds to its right and left. There is a large group of people in suits and dresses posing in front of the shed at the foot of Tobin #2. There are streets of houses in among the derricks, and a few buses parked on the nearest street. Many of the rigs in the foreground are labeled with their names and a number that represents their output, by the barrel. Writing in white below the posed crowd reads "Tobin No. 2 "Signal Hill" - Long Beach, Calif." Writing in white in the bottom left reads "Photo. No. 280 ; The Aerograph Co. ; 5880 Moneta ; L.A. - Calif."

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Signal Hill oil field, facing north and east. January 3, 1923

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A very wide, slightly elevated panoramic view of the oil field of Signal Hill, facing north and east. There are hundreds of oil rigs, or derricks, across the landscape. Among the oil rigs there are streets of houses, as well as large fields, some of which are planted with row crops. The street on the right is labeled "Hill Street", and one of the derricks directly above it is labeled "Old Colony No. 1." Writing in white in the bottom center reads "The Aerograph Co. ; 5880 Moneta ; L-A Cal. ; Photo no. 368". Writing in white on the right reads "Long Beach (Signal Hill) Calif."

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Signal Hill oil field, facing north and east. December 27, 1922

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A slightly elevated panoramic view of the oil field of Signal Hill, facing north and east. There are hundreds of oil rigs, or derricks, across the landscape. Among the oil rigs there are streets of houses, as well as numerous vacant lots. There are railroad tracks on the far left side of the image. Small clouds of smoke or steam are coming out of the ground near one of the oil rigs in the foreground. Writing in white in the bottom left corner reads "No. 226 ; C.C. Pierce & Co. ; 1572 W. Pico Blvd."

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Signal Hill oil field. 1923

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A panoramic view of the oil field of Signal Hill. There are about twenty oil rigs, or derricks, spread across the image, with many more visible in the distance on the far left. There is a man walking along the unpaved road just left of center, while a woman watches over two children in a field from the house on the left. There are several widely spaced houses across the landscape, as well as sheds at the base of each derrick.

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Signal Hill oil field, facing north and east. April 5, 1923

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A very wide, slightly elevated panoramic view of the oil field of Signal Hill, facing north and east. There are hundreds of oil rigs, or derricks, across the landscape. Among the oil rigs there are streets of houses, as well as numerous vacant lots. There are railroad tracks on the far right side of the image, and in the center, where the last seven tanker cars of a train are visible. Beyond the railroad tracks on the right there is a neighborhood of closely spaced houses without any oil rigs. Writing in white in the bottom center reads "Photo no. 367 ; The Aerograph Co. ; 5880 Moneta ; Los Angeles Cal."

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Signal Hill oil field. April 1, 1931

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A slightly elevated panoramic view of the oil field at Signal Hill. There are hundreds of oil rigs, or derricks, most with sheds or circular structures nearby, distributed along dirt roads. There are a few houses scattered among the oil rigs. Steam is rising from some of the rigs in the immediate foreground. There is a note in white just left of center, reading "Photo No. 2. By ; C.C. Pierce & Co. ; 1572 W. Pico L.A. ; 4-1-1931."

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Tobin #2, Signal Hill oil field. July 11, 1923

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