Alameda County oil wells of the Atlantic and Western Oil Co. photograph album, circa 1915

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Summary

Title:
Alameda County oil wells of the Atlantic and Western Oil Co. photograph album
Dates:
circa 1915
Abstract:
Includes photographs of oil wells and other oil field structures in the hills near Livermore, Alameda County, Cailf. Appearing in most photographs are oil field workers and unidentified oil officials, possibly affiliated with the Atlantic and Western Oil Co. Clippings pertain to the Atlantic and Western Oil Co. and other aspects of petroleum oil in California.
Extent:
17 digital objects 1 album (17 photographic prints) : 25 x 32 cm
Language:
Collection materials are in English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Alameda County oil wells of the Atlantic and Western Oil Co. photograph album, BANC PIC 2004.022--fALB, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Scope and content:

Includes photographs of oil wells and other oil field structures in the hills near Livermore, Alameda County, Cailf. Appearing in most photographs are oil field workers and unidentified oil officials, possibly affiliated with the Atlantic and Western Oil Co. Clippings pertain to the Atlantic and Western Oil Co. and other aspects of petroleum oil in California.

Custodial history:

Purchase; 2003.

Physical location:
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Rules or conventions:
Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Note:

Photographer/compiler unknown.

Title devised by cataloger.

Ownership stamp on recto of many photographs: Atlantic and Western Oil Co., Rm. 221-18 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass.

Also includes several clippings from periodicals, brochures and other unidentified sources.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Bancroft Library Staff
Date Prepared:
2010
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid generated by GenX; markup validated by The Bancroft Library using CDL validation tools; Date of source: September 2017

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Alameda County oil wells of the Atlantic and Western Oil Co. photograph album, BANC PIC 2004.022--fALB, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
510-642-6481
bancref-library@berkeley.edu
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