Color: Black; White
"Mining and Oil Bulletin," Volume 3 Number 5, issued by the Chamber of Mines and Oil, Los Angeles, April 1917. The artifact has 32 pages and a gray cardstock cover with the title, publisher's name, and the date at the top of the front. At the center is a black and white photograph of a turbine pump in operation. An advertisement for the Layne & Bowler Corporation is at the bottom. On the back is an illustrated advertisement for the Smith-Booth-Usher Company's natural gas machines. At the beginning are a table of contents and editorials. Featured in the issue are articles on the Gold Reef in San Francisco; the patenting on mining claims; gravel products in southern California; the new constitution of Mexico; state oil and gas report; and more. At the end is a buyers' guide. Many black and white photographs are included. With abrasions; creases; soiling; some stains; tarnish from the staples; and tears along the spine, the object is in fair condition.
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Three-dimensional, Pamphlets, Chamber of Mines and Oil, Smith-Booth-Usher Co., Layne & Boyler Corporation, Mineral industries, Mining engineering, Petroleum industry and trade, Petroleum industry and trade--Statistics--California, Mining districts--San Francsico (Calif.), Oil inspection--Law and legislation, Constitutions--Mexico, Intangible property
