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Signal Hill oil field. January 18, 1931



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  • Signal Hill oil field. January 18, 1931

    Signal Hill oil field. January 18, 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 only a few derricks on the far left, and beyond that is a residential area. Ms. markings in the center show where Well No. 1 of the Hub Petroleum Corporation is located. Writing in white in the bottom left reads "Long Beach Oil Field ; -Signal Hill.- ; 1-18-1931 ; Photo No. 2. By ; C.C. Pierce & Co. ; 1572 W. Pico L.A."

    photCL 470 (176)

  • Signal Hill oil field. April 1, 1931

    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."

    photCL 470 (177)

  • Signal Hill oil field. April 1, 1931

    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 dozens of oil rigs, or derricks, most with sheds or circular structures nearby, distributed along dirt roads. A sign on one of the wells slightly left of center reads "S.S. Wortley ; well no. 2". Plumes of smoke rise from several of the oil rigs and their surrounding machinery in the center and on the left. The largely residential area in the background is probably Long Beach. There is a note in white just right of center, reading "Photo No. 21. By ; C.C. Pierce & Co. ; 1572 W. Pico L.A. ; 4-1-1931."

    photCL 470 (178)

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

    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."

    photCL 470 (166)

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

    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."

    photCL 470 (168)

  • Signal Hill oil field. 1923

    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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