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DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12246
title: Interior view of the propane compressor plant at the Triton oil refinery, ca.1940

description: Photograph of an interior view of the propane compressor plant at the Triton oil refinery, ca.1940. Six rectangular metal machines are visible at center and descend into the background. A disk-shaped metal beam can be seen on top of every other machine, while pipes lead upwards from the machines towards the ceiling at left and right. Large square tiles cover the floor in the foreground, while another machine is visible in the right foreground. Metal beams can be seen across the ceiling. Photoprint reads: "Manufacturing Oleum Refinery. Triton Motor Oil".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12247
title: Warehousing tank at an oil refinery, ca.1940

description: Photograph of a warehousing tank at an oil refinery, ca.1940. A thin, metal wheel with "Walworth" printed on its base extends from the top of the thick pipe at center. The pipe protrudes from the stained, metal wall and extends out of view to the foreground on the left. What appears to be a small, cloth picture frame hangs under a small lever which is guarded by a padlock just above the pipe. A thin pipe extends from the wall to the bottom surface of the pipe and is controlled by a small wheel on its right side. Photoprint reads "An unusual form of field warehousing. Warehousing crude oil or its by-products in tanks in the field".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12248
title: Flywheel at an unidentified oil refinery, ca.1940

description: Photograph of an unidentified oil refinery, ca.1940.  What appears to be a large, metal spool stand in the tall grass in the foreground. The large wheels of the spool obstruct the view of the tall, skeletal towers which stand in the background underneath the electrical lines which extend over the field below. Puffs of smoke float around the towers from the refinery which stands out of view beneath tall pipes which stand on the right of the towers.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12323
title: Ketterman Hills "Christmas Tree", an oil device, ca.1920

description: Photograph of Ketterman Hills "Christmas Tree", an oil device, ca.1920. The intricate wood and metal structure for oil is visible throughout. A wooden staircase leads from bottom left towards the top right to an elevated platform. Pipes, cables, and round valve wheels are visible throughout. The floor can be seen composed of wooden planks, while hills are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12324
title: Intricate metal structure for oil, ca.1920

description: Photograph of an intricate metal structure for oil, ca.1920. Pipes, valves, and multiple valve wheels can be seen from top to bottom at center behind a low round contraption. The contraption has a square-shaped hole at its center, while rough wooden planks compose the flooring. Metal sheets are visible forming a wall in the background. Photoprint reads: "See similar photo (with people)".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12325
title: Valves outside of a tank, ca.1920

description: Photograph of valves outside of a tank, ca.1920. A vertical pipe can be seen from bottom center up towards center emerging through a hole cut into a horizontal wooden plank across center. Two valve wheels can be seen at top and towards the bottom. Wires are visible running to two boxes at left on the side of a second wooden plank, while dirt can be seen on the ground at bottom left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12317
title: Oil field compressor, ca.1930

description: Photograph of an oil field compressor, ca.1930. Multiple pipes and wires can be seen on the rectangular-shaped metal contraption at center. It reads, "Ingersoll-Rand", and appears to be sitting on top of two thick pieces of wood. A metal structure with a sloped roof is visible behind the contraption at right, while metal beams can be seen criss-crossing in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m79
title: The restored Mission San Francisco Solano de Sonoma, October 1927

description: Photograph of the restored Mission San Francisco Solano de Sonoma, October 1927. A large wooden cross sits at the apex of the two-story church at left. A long low building extends to the right having an exterior corridor in front. A sign at the corner reads: "Sonoma Mission, open to the public, admission free". A person is barely visible sitting in the shadows just inside the open front door to the church. Utility lines and poles line the street in front. A vacant lot filled with scrub brush is directly opposite the mission at left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12319
title: Rotary drilling outfit, ca.1940

description: Photograph of a rotary drilling outfit, ca.1940. A man wearing a jumpsuit can be seen at left standing behind a circular-shaped machine reading, "[?] Stone Drill [?]", which is visible with a pole extending from the top of it. A large spool of cable can be seen to the right, while a cable extends from it toward the ceiling. The floor is composed of rough wooden planks, while metal walls are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12298
title: Newhall natural gas metering station, ca.1955

description: Photograph of the Newhall natural gas metering station, ca.1955. A row of thick, shining pipes sits in the foreground, delving into the ground at right. Each is connected to the metering station behind it, a small shed-like structure with metering devices on its inner wall. Behind the metering station, at right, stand five tall vessels, with pipes that stretch down to connect to a maze of piping. Lines from utility poles stream through the background, and a line of trees appears in the distance, at right. A large tree casts its shadow over the soil in the foreground, framing the photograph at left.; Photoprint reads: Metering station for gas received from San Joaquin Valley and some coastal areas. Metered here and sent to Los Angeles.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12299
title: Southern California's Natural Gas supply system, ca.1955

description: Photograph of Southern California's Natural Gas supply system, ca.1955. A series of tanks sit atop elevated structures with an elaborate pipe maze lining their collective base. Each tank has a nozzle that points upward, and the entire row stands behind a paved road. Behind the row stands a roofed structure topped with ventilation devices. In the right background, several other tanks sit atop an elevated structure. The background is neutral.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12300
title: Southern California's Natural Gas supply system, ca.1955

description: Photograph of Southern California's Natural Gas supply system, ca. 1955. A series of piping makes its way through an elaborate support system, suspended mid-air by thin cables and a bridge-like stream of metal towers. The pipe strings from left, into one of the lower sections of the tower, and streams through center to another tower in the rightmost distance. Beneath the first tower is a small fenced-off area atop a barren plot of land. In the distance, one can discern house-like structures behind a line of trees. The mountains loom in the far background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12301
title: Southern California Gas Company's network of pipes and scrubbers in Blythe, ca.1955

description: Photograph of Southern California Gas Company's network of pipes and scrubbers in Blythe, ca.1955. An intricate network of pipes and scrubbers sit outside the compressor plant, some lying horizontally at center, others standing vertical to the right. A series of pipes streams from the plant to a point at right, unseen in the picture. The plant stands at left, strewn with lights above ventilation vents atop a series of windows. The background is neutral.; Note from photoprint: "This plant is the main entry point for gas from Texas and New Mexico coming into the two southern pipelines operated by Southern Counties and Southern California Gas Cos. and serving Southern California area".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12302
title: Newhall Metering station for natural gas, ca.1955

description: Photograph of the Newhall Metering station for natural gas, ca.1955. A row of thick, shining pipes sits in the foreground, delving into the ground at right. Each is connected to the metering station behind it, a small shed-like structure with metering devices on its inner wall. Behind the metering station, at right, stand five tall vessels, with pipes that stretch down to connect to a maze of piping. Behind the station stands a house-like structure. Lines from utility poles stream through the background, and a line of trees appears in the distance, at right. A large tree casts its shadow over the soil in the foreground, framing the photograph at left.; Photoprint reads: "For gas received from San Joaquin Valley and some coastal areas, metered here and sent to Los Angeles".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12303
title: Interior of the Southern California Gas Company plant, ca.1955

description: Photograph of the interior of the Southern California Gas Company plant, ca.1955. A series of pipes of various sizes interconnect and plug into a light-colored wall at center. Atop them at left, sit two round meters, connected to the pipe maze. Across from this area, a man stands, turning a knob on a wall dotted with meters and switches. Overhead stream yet another series of pipes, perhaps a ventilation system.; Back of photoprint reads: "application usage".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12304
title: Pipeline across a river, ca. 1955

description: Photograph of a pipeline across a river, ca. 1955. A 30' pipeline with natural gas from the Southern California Gas Company strings across a river, suspended by thin cables from two tall towers on each end of the banks. The pipe streams from beneath the ground on the rightmost bank, curves up into the first tower, crosses the river and ends up at another tower at left. A speedboat cuts through the river below, running towards the left. The background is composed of hills beneath a cloud-clustered sky.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12305
title: Southern California Gas Company storage tanks at night, ca.1955

description: Photograph of the Southern California Gas Company storage tanks at night, ca.1955. Five storage tanks stand at center, with a series of pipes inter-connecting each to more piping at its base. The tanks are mirrored in a reflective surface below, and two light shine bright overhead. The background is neutral with night.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12306
title: Facility for recovering sulfur from natural gas at night, designed by the Ralph M. Parsons Company, ca.1955

description: Photograph of a facility for recovering sulfur from natural gas at night, designed by the Ralph M. Parsons Company, ca.1955. Three large shiny tanks sit at center, connected by a maze of pipes to several tall towers behind them. A structure holding several tanks stands at right, beside what appears to be a tall vessel or stack. The background is neutral.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m16612
title: Procession of more than fifty little orphan girls with about five Dominican sisters at Mission San Jose, 1904

description: Photograph of a procession of more than fifty little orphan girls with about five Dominican sisters at Mission San Jose, 1904. They are standing on a wide dirt path on the well-manicured mission grounds. The path runs from the foreground into the left background. Several of the girls hold banners. Two of the sisters can be seen in light-colored robes to the right of the procession. Palms and other trees can be seen growing on the lawns in the background. Legible banners read: "Mater salva"..., "Mater [...]rissima", "Mater intema"..., "Vas insigne devotion", "Mater inviolata", "Regina sine lobe concepto, ora pro nobis".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14358
title: Park at Queen's Hospital, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1907

description: Photograph of park at Queen's Hospital, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1907. Palm trees are the predominant vegetation. Three men are standing on a road and lane in the park. A wooden picket fence is at left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12308
title: Pipes for the Southern California Gas Company, ca.1955

description: Photograph of pipes for the Southern California Gas Company, ca.1955. Four long pipes sit in the foreground, pointing towards the right. Behind them stands a truck and two cranes, which dig into the ground at right as a man watches with his hands on his hips. In the background, more pipes roll down the hillside. Mounds of dirt and rubble stands at right. The background is neutral.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12309
title: Midway Gas Company, Dominguez Compressor Plant, ca.1930

description: Photograph of the Midway Gas Company, Dominguez Compressor Plant, ca.1930. The plant sits in the foreground, with a cylindrical tank atop a tower at its rightmost corner. A shed stands across the tank, and another house-like structure sits across a field at right of the plant. A large empty field stands behind the plant, and a fenced complex of houses and structures appears left of the background beside a tall tower that resembles a derrick. Several other roofed structures stand across this area.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12455
title: Group of people in front of an unidentified oil field, ca.1890

description: Photograph of a group of people in front of an unidentified oil field, ca.1890. A man and woman stand in the foreground, with a little boy in front of them and baby in the man's arms. Left of them, a woman and dog sit on a pile of dirt. Behind the people sits a large house-like structure surrounded by wooden oil derricks. A utility pole runs through the scene. Foliage comes in sprinklings out of the much barren ground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12456
title: Unidentified oil field, September 16, 1883

description: Photograph of an unidentified oil field, September 16, 1883. A derrick stands tall and prominent in the foreground, with a wooden house-like structure built into its base. Two smoke stacks emit plumes of smoke on both sides of the derrick, and a line of five chimneys stands on a rooftop in the rightmost foreground. Left of the derrick is a large cylindrical tank, in front of which lies a ditch dug into the soil. Another set of chimneys sprouts from a house-like unit in the distance, alongside several oilrigs. In the background, one can see the slopes of hills, some with unidentifiable structures atop them. The words "n.a. Blauvelt No.1" are edited in white onto the picture as well as "ee. Pierce & co. 1572 W. Pico, L.A.".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20637
title: Oil derricks rising out of the coastal Pacific Ocean at Summerland, Santa Barbara County, ca.1960

description: Photograph of oil derricks rising out of the coastal Pacific Ocean at Summerland, Santa Barbara County, ca.1960.  Left of the cliffside, several long wharves support the pipelines leading from each well. A few small buildings are visible on the palisades at right. Back of photoprint reads, "Oil streaks were noted by Spanish explorers and are natural leaks. Reference toJames Curvier". The cliffside is covered in trees and an assortment of foliage, and leads down to the shore, which is greeted by white water from the ocean shallows. In the distance, more strips of beach can be seen, and a stretch of mountains fades into the misty background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12439
title: Santa Barbara oil wells on docks in the ocean, ca.1920

description: Photograph of the Santa Barbara oil wells on docks in the ocean, ca.1920. Oil derricks line the shore and cut into the ocean water atop five docking platforms. Rows of oilrigs sit on the platforms, each with a pipe leading down into the water. In the foreground, train tracks run parallel to oilrigs on the shoreline at left. In the distance, a series of sheds, tanks and pipe ways line the side of the shore, which tapers off into the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12441
title: Santa Barbara oil wells, ca.1950

description: Photograph of the Santa Barbara oil wells, ca.1950. A series of light-colored vessels of varying heights sit at center, each connected to the next by a series of pumps and pipes. Behind them sits what appears to be a factory building of sorts, with two plumes of smoke spewing from stacks on its roof. At right, one can see several docking platforms topped with oilrigs leading out to sea. In the distance, at left, is a grass-covered hillside with several structures atop it.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12447
title: Rural town road with an oil well at distant right, ca.1930

description: Photograph of a rural town road with an oil well at distant right, ca.1930. A paved road can be seen running from center foreground towards the background. One-story homes with sloped roofs are visible lining both sides of the road, while utility poles can be seen on the left side of the road. Dilapidated wooden fences, trees, and shrubs are visible amongst the homes. What appears to be a water tower can be seen at right, while an oil well is visible towards the right background. Shrub-filled hills can be seen in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12450
title: Unidentified oil well, showing low hills in the background, ca.1930

description: Photograph of an unidentified oil well, showing low hills in the background, ca.1930. The tall derrick stands at center with a large, wooden base below. The base extends to a lightly-colored structure on the left while what appears to be a stack of metal beams lies in front. Two electrical poles connect on the far right with the low-standing, rounded hills continuing into the distance behind them.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m16613
title: Portrait of a sister at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1906

description: Photograph of a portrait of a sister at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1906. The woman is visible from the waist up wearing a dark habit with a broad white collar. A crucifix hangs from a necklace around her neck. She is looking slightly to the left. A mission wall is directly behind her.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m30612
title: Unidentified oil well, showing a body of water in the foreground, ca.1930

description: Photograph of an unidentified oil well, showing a body of water in the foreground, ca.1930. The glass-like water lies is bordered by mounds of dirt in the foreground as it reflects the work site on the far bank. A tall, metal derrick stands on the right with flimsy, wooden paneling covering its base. Several small, wooden structures surround the base while a platform of machinery protrudes from the base's right side. Four tall, darkly colored pipes extend from large, connected apparatuses on the left while a brick wall stands on the water's edge in front of them.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12452
title: Unidentified oil well, ca.1930

description: Photograph of an unidentified oil well, ca.1930. A tall, metal derrick stands at center with a cluster of structures made of flimsy wood paneling at its base. A separate wooden structure stands on the left with a short, thin pipe secreting a stream of smoke in its front yard. Another separate structure stands in front of the derrick at center with a wide cylinder protruding from its left side. A path winds around the edge of the dirt hill which supports the well from the cylinder to a large stack of pipes on the far right. The dirt hill continues above the structures into the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12453
title: Burst of oil(?) from an unidentified pipeline, ca.1930

description: Photograph of what appears to be a pool of oil, ca.1930. What appears to be oil can be seen spraying out of a pipe at right at high pressure into an expanse of what appears to be oil at left. Dirt can be seen on the ground in the right foreground, while smaller pipes are visible at right. The top of a utility pole is visible in the right background. Photoprint reads: "Superior Huffman No. 2".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7952
title: View of the street, possibly Hyperion Ave., from the Los Angeles Oil Field, ca.1935

description: Photograph of a view of the street, possibly Hyperion Ave., from the Los Angeles Oil Field, ca.1935. Three stripes are painted in the middle of the street, which, lined with street lamps and houses, extends into the distance. Two automobiles drive towards the left, one with the rightmost street line between its wheels. At the right of the foreground, an oil derrick shoots from the ground. Beside it is a house-like structure followed by row upon row of homes, in the midst of which a utility pole stands tall. In the distance, clouds float above a foliage-dotted hillside.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7978
title: View of Hyperion Avenue(?) from the Los Angeles Oil Field, ca.1932-1933

description: Photograph of a view of Hyperion Avenue(?) from the Los Angeles Oil Field, ca.1932-1933. The street winds left, and automobiles make their way on opposite sides, while others are parked near the sidewalk. Both sides of the street are lined with lamps, sidewalks and houses, while a line of utility poles stands at left. In the distance, the hillside can be seen. The background is otherwise neutral.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7973
title: View from the Los Angeles Oil Field, looking down at what is possibly Figueroa Street, ca.1932

description: Photograph of a view from the Los Angeles Oil Field, looking down at what is possibly Figueroa Street, ca.1932. Several automobiles race down a wide street lined with sidewalk lamps. Two wooden oil derricks stand in the right corner, a field away from a two-story house surrounded by trees on the right side of the street. The opposite side of the road is heavily residential, and another street intersects the main road at left. A WPA sign stands on the corner where the streets merge. Lines from utility poles stream overhead.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12363
title: Street bordering on the Chavez Ravine oil field, ca.1930

description: Photograph of a street bordering on the Chavez Ravine oil field, ca.1930. A residential area dotted with houses and foliage gives way to a strip of oil derricks behind a utility pole-lined road. Two wooden derricks stand at right, with a house-like structure built beneath the first. In the background sits a two-story house with adjoining garage. Across a line of trees, to the left, other houses can be seen, and a lone person walks down the sidewalk towards them. In the foreground is a field strewn with garbage, which lies across the street from the oilrigs. Lines from utility poles string through the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7938
title: Three wooden oil derricks in an unidentified orange grove, possibly Ranch Montebello, ca.1920

description: Photograph of three wooden oil derricks in an unidentified orange grove, possibly Ranch Montebello, ca.1920. Three oilrigs stand amidst the trees in a somewhat triangular formation, with a prominent derrick at center. Beneath the centermost derrick extends a house-like structure, presumably housing drilling equipment. The land is covered with trees and tapers off to reveal a cleared off area lined with a few structures and a scattering of foliage in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7947
title: Walkway on Ranch Montebello with oil derricks in the background, ca.1930

description: Photograph of a walkway on Ranch Montebello with oil derricks in the background, ca.1930. A dirt road lined with a low brick wall lines the foreground, and a small staircase leads to a narrow path walk that winds through the center. Thick lines of foliage line the path, and part of an oil derrick can be seen at right. The tops of two other derricks can be seen in the distance, as well as several oil tanks and stacks at left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7989
title: Wooden oil derricks at the Santa Fe Springs Oil Field, ca.1932

description: Photograph of wooden oil derricks at the Santa Fe Springs Oil Field, ca.1932. Several rows of oilrigs stand over a plot of land, and a small crowd of people gathers in front of a stack of pipes at the base in the foreground beside a few parked automobiles. A line of tanks in various sizes sits left of the center oil derricks, and several structures and equipment surround its base. A dirt road runs in front of the derricks and another crosses it and makes its way down a row at right, where a  plume of smoke sprouts from a smoke stack.