Color: Black; White
A black and white glass slide of an orange grove and oil field near Montebello, formerly owned by the New York State Education Department, August 1929. The image shows many rows of orange trees. In the background and on a hill at the right are many oil derricks. On the left of the slide is a white label with the name of the New York State Education Department, Visual Instruction Division, with the negative reference number "B13659" written in ink. A label on the right side has the caption "California. Large Orange Grove, Oil Field in Distance. (August 1929)." The name of the education department is also on the back in gold. The artifact is in good condition with only small tears to the labels and a dealer adhesive on the back.
Number-Units: 1
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Two-dimensional, Lantern slides, New York State Education Department, Petroleum industry and trade--Montebello (Calif.), Oil fields--Montebello (Calif.), Orange industry--San Gabriel Valley (Calif.)
