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Long Beach Street Scene

Date: 1936
Description: Businesses and cars parked along a dusty city street with oil derricks in the background. At right is the Stephens & Company, distributors of power units i...
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Rajo Oil Corporation Pump

Date: 07 05 1938
Description: An International P-20 power unit powers an oil pump owned by the Rajo Oil Corporation. A building is in the background.
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Robert Bowles Oil Company

Date: 11 15 1937
Description: A man stands near the opened door of the corrugated shed of the Robert Bowles Oil Company. The company used an International Model 300 power unit to power ...
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Power Unit at Oil Well

Date: 11 10 1937
Description: Two men work at an oil well site powered by an International Model P-30 power unit mounted on a truck.
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Road Construction

Date: 1924
Description: Two men use a 15-30(?) tractor and a grader on a dirt road. In the background are numerous oil derricks and industrial buildings.
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Delivery Trucks

Date: 07 24 1929
Description: View across dirt road towards a man in the driver's seat of a delivery truck. The truck is hauling a large section of pipe chained to rear wheels and resti...
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U-2 — Oil Field Pumping

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "U-2 — Oil Field Pumping." Where Taken: "SW." Information with photograph reads: "International U-2 power units on world's most concentrated oil l...

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