Print, Photographic

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

1999.011.0129

Description

B/W aerial photo of early construction of the Humble Oil Refinery (later Exxon and Valero) looking north-northwest: at top: rolling hills and marshes; left center: main storage tank construction, warehouses and train cars on sidings; right center: highway 680 and railroad tracks w/trestle, warehouses, marshes; lower left: Hillcrest Avenue residences and National Guard Armory (military vehicles next to the building) and St. Dominic's Cemetery; lower center: a storage tank and two pads under construction, storage sheds and a square parking area surrounded by trees; lower right: construction vehicles, buildings and open fields There was no matching negative for this photo in the orignal envelope.

Collection

Benicia Industrial Collection

Made/Created

Date made

Aug 27, 1967