Long Beach Oil Field, California, May 1923 – Historic Print
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This historic image of Long Beach Oil Field, California, May 1923 brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Long Beach Oil Field, California, May 1923
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The Long Beach Oil Field was one of the most dramatic strikes in American history, and this May 1923 view captures it at the height of the boom. Oil was discovered on the city's outskirts in 1921, and within a few years the field was producing a large share of the nation's petroleum, drawing crews, rigs and speculators into a town that had been mostly a seaside resort. Look closely at the crowded derricks and the tangle of pipe and access roads, which show how quickly the land was being claimed for extraction.
| Original scan | 1,440 × 1,142 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 3g05535_ |
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