Temple Oil Station in Montebello, California. November 1920
Entry/Object ID
2019.418.1.1
Description
A photograph of the Temple Oil Station in Montebello, California. November 1920. In view are oil derricks amidst power lines and wooden buildings. The structure at the foreground, toward the left has a sign that reads "Oil Station Old Mission." A car is parked in front of the building. The back is labeled "Oil wells near San Gabriel / Valley, Calif. / Nov. 1920." The filling station was built by Walter P. Temple about 1918 on the 60-acre property he leased to Standard Oil Company of California and was located on the southeast corner of San Gabriel and Lincoln boulevards in Montebello. With minor abrasion damage on some edges and a stain on the right side, the object is in good condition.
