Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
1999.011.0235Description
B/W aerial photo of early construction of the Humble Oil Refinery (later Exxon and Valero) looking east: across top: crest of Mt Diablo through the haze, small refinery on Contra Costa County side of the straits, two groups of ships in the Suisun Reserve/Mothball Fleet, the SP Railroad and Benicia/Martinez bridges, City of Martinez Shell Oil Refinery; across center: hiway 680, warehouses, railroad cars on sidings, storage tanks under construction, refining equipment being assembled, administration building, east side of City of Benicia, Highlands housing; across bottom: East Second Street, empty fields, small farm w/buildings, fences, and trees.Collection
Benicia Industrial Collection
