Color: Black; White
"Mining and Oil Bulletin," Volume 2 Number 8, issued by the Chamber of Mines and Oil, Los Angeles, June 1916. The artifact has 20 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. Many advertisements and a table of contents are at the beginning. Included are editorials and articles on oil legislation; the first oil well in Los Angeles; graphite production; mining in Oatman, Arizona; mining and prospecting in national forests; California petroleum production statistics; and more. At the end is a buyers' guide. Many black and white photographs are included. The object is in good condition with some abrasions; creases; dented corners; some soiling; a lost corner; small stains; and small tears.
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Three-dimensional, Pamphlets, Chamber of Mines and Oil, Smith-Booth-Usher Co., Layne & Boyler Corporation, Mineral industries, Mining engineering--Oatman (Ariz.), Petroleum industry and trade, Petroleum industry and trade--Statistics--California, Mining districts, Oil inspection--Law and legislation, Oil wells--Los Angeles (Calif.)
