Print, Photographic

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

1999.011.0118

Description

B/W aerial photo of early construction of the Humble Oil Refinery (later Exxon and Valero) looking north: lower area: left to right: St. Dominic's Cemetery, houses on Hillcrest Avenue, National Guard Armory (military vehicles next to building), lines of trees (in a square) and other small buildings; lower center: left to right: graded areas, a tank and two pads under construction, construction equipment; center: left to right: storage tanks and other equipment under construction, warehouses, railroad cars on sidings, old Arsenal storage buildings (semi bunkers), hiway 680 and railroad tracks/trestle, other buildings; upper area: left to right: hills, groves of trees, marshes.

Collection

Benicia Industrial Collection

Made/Created

Date made

Aug 27, 1967