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Oil derrick, Kettleman Hills, Kings County. January 1923
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Powell-Stockton oil derrick no. 1, Kettleman Hills oil field, Kings County. January 1923
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Powell-Stockton oil derrick no. 1, Kettleman Hills oil field, Kings County. January 1923
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