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Olive oil presses and grinders
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Looking south on Olive from near West 3rd, 1957
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Left to right, 324, 326, 330 and 334 South Olive St. These four structures were built as two-unit flats by Marcellus Manley, an oil man from Ohio, in 1898. All demolished in 1963.
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Powell-Stockton oil derrick no. 1, Kettleman Hills oil field, Kings County. January 1923
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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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Signal Hill oil field. 1923
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Los Angeles, first oil district, Toluca St
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Wilmington Military Headquarters of Army loading a camel at warehouse. 1865
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