Beet Storage and Freight Cars at Oxnard Sugar Factory

Image

Beet Storage and Freight Cars at Oxnard Sugar Factory

Title

Beet Storage and Freight Cars at Oxnard Sugar Factory

Identifier

26530

Source

Jack Miller Collection, 1993

Description

Large wooden structure that looks like a storage area for beets is next to a railway track with freight cars. Three men can be seen working at the storage area. The first freight car looks to not be full but the second car is full to the top with beets. Trees can be seen in the background along with a small building possibly a shed.

Creator

Miller, Jack

Date

circa 1930s

Format

9.6 x 12.6 cm
Black and white photograph

Subject

American Beet Sugar Company
Sugar beet industry
Freight cars

Coverage

California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)

Relation

26525, 26526, 26527, 26528, 26539, 26531, 26532, 26533

Publisher

Museum of Ventura County

Rights

Museum of Ventura County. All rights reserved.

Type

Image

Language

English

Collection

Citation

Miller, Jack, “Beet Storage and Freight Cars at Oxnard Sugar Factory,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed March 28, 2024, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/5612.