A real photograph postcard of an oil well fire at Santa Fe Springs, ca. 1920s.
Entry/Object ID
2016.106.1.1
Description
A real photographic postcard of an oil well fire at Santa Fe Springs, ca. 1920s. The photograph shows a fire that took place at night with a blaze coming up from the ground up to three hundred feet. The silhouette of a few oil derricks are visible. The postcard includes an azo postage stamp box on the reverse. Though it is usused, there is minor warping, the object is in good condition.