Print, Photographic

Early Construction of the Humble Oil Refinery Looking Slightly North

Early Construction of the Humble Oil Refinery Looking Slightly North

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

1999.011.0127

Description

B/W aerial photo of early construction of the Humble Oil Refinery (later Exxon and Valero) high angle looking slightly north: the concentration is on the center of the construction, railroad cars on sidings appear at the very top; below that is a row of ten storage tanks in various stages of construction along w/two flat pads; below that is the area where refining equipment is being installed; trenches, pipes, tubing and construction equipment are visible There was no matching negative for this photo in the original envelope.

Collection

Benicia Industrial Collection

Made/Created

Date made

Aug 27, 1967