Oil Well Blowout
Image
Title
Oil Well Blowout
Identifier
2173
Description
Closeup view of oil pouring out of the ground in a blow out. Library records indicate: "General Petroleum Co. Barnard Well No. 5. Gas explosion which wrecked derrick. This well practically proved Ventura Ave. field, but it was several years until a method of gas control was affected - 1915."
Creator
Unknown
Date
1915
Format
23 x 18.6 cm
Black and white photograph
Subject
Oil wells
Explosions
Petroleum industry and trade
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Type
Image
Language
English
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Oil Well Blowout,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed April 25, 2024, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/5030.