Print, Photographic

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

1999.011.0185

Description

B/W aerial photo of early construction of the Humble Oil Refinery (later Exxon and Valero) looking east: at top: hazy skies, top of Mt. Diablo, small refinery, Suisun Reserve/Mothball Fleet; across center: warehouses, railroad cars on sidings, storage tanks under construction, refining equipment being assembled, administration building, empty hills; at bottom: small farm w/barn, water tower, out buildings, house, trees, fences, empty fields.

Collection

Benicia Industrial Collection

Made/Created

Date made

Sep 24, 1967