Freight Cars Full of Beets at Oxnard Sugar Factory

Image

Freight Cars Full of Beets at Oxnard Sugar Factory

Title

Freight Cars Full of Beets at Oxnard Sugar Factory

Identifier

26531

Source

Jack Miller Collection, 1993

Description

Image shows a freight train full of beets possibly arriving to the Oxnard Sugar Beet Factory. A large plume of smoke can be seen from the engine. Rails seem to be on a short, lifted track. Another freight train can be seen to the right. In the background there are large tanks in what looks like a field. Trees can also be seen in the distance.

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, 26530, 26532, 26533

Publisher

Museum of Ventura County

Rights

Museum of Ventura County. All rights reserved.

Type

Image

Language

English

Collection

Citation

Miller, Jack, “Freight Cars Full of Beets at Oxnard Sugar Factory,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed December 22, 2024, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/5613.