"217. Oil Wells, L.A. showing pumping machinery," Garden City Foto Co., Los Angeles, ca. late 1890s
Entry/Object ID
2025.40.1.1
Description
A stereoscopic photograph, "217. Oil Wells, L.A. showing pumping machinery," Garden City Foto Co., Los Angeles, ca. late 1890s. The image shows the pumping apparatus at the center of the foreground with several derricks, a tank and associated structures behind and near it in what is presumably the city oil field northwest of downtown. The photographer's information is printed on the reverse. With some heavy staining and soiling, as well as light fading, the condition is fair.
