Color: Black; White
"Mining and Oil Bulletin," Volume 4 Number 2, issued by the Chamber of Mines and Oil, Los Angeles, January 1918. The artifact has 48 pages and a gray cardstock front which is loose and is item a). The cover has the title, publisher's name, and the date at the top of the front. At the center is an advertisement for the Layne & Bowler Corporation's mining pumps. At the left of the advertisement is a black and white photograph of a man in an automobile watching one of the pumps in operation. At the beginning of the inside are advertisements, a table of contents, and editorials. Included are articles on Palau; statistics on California oil production during 1917 and 1918; profits; naval oil reserves; mine owners and operators; and more. A buyers' guide is at the end. Many black and white photographs are included. With abrasions; creases; dents; soiling; discoloration; missing back cover; stains; and tears, the object is in poor condition.
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Three-dimensional, Pamphlets, Chamber of Mines and Oil, Layne & Boyler Corporation, Mineral industries, Mining engineering, Petroleum industry and trade, Petroleum industry and trade--Statistics--California, Mining districts, Oil inspection--Law and legislation
