Title:
Photograph of (Abel) Stearns' compressor
Creator:
Unknown;
Subject:
Oil wells
Petroleum industry
Description:
Oil was Placentia's first non-agricultural industry, and it brought large machinery, trucks, and industrial buildings into
the area. The compressor was used to process natural oil and steam plants; it also produced noise and smoke.
Publisher:
Placentia Library District
Date:
1920s
Type:
image
Format:
1 photographic print; 13.5 x 8.5 cm.
Identifier:
cpl_083
C10.45.1
Coverage:
Placentia (Calif.)
Rights:
copyrighted;
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