Oil well near Bakersfield, CA

A derrick at the Berry Well near Bakersfield, CA. The well, owned by the General Petroleum Corporation, is drilled to a depth of 11,377 feet.

Publication date: 1934-10-14

Size: 12 x 6.6 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Bakersfield (Calif.)

Subject(s):

• General Petroleum Corporation--Facilities--California--Bakersfield--1930-1940
• Oil well drilling rigs--California--Bakersfield--1930-1940
• Oil wells--California--Bakersfield--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (October 14, 1934), n.p.

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Emerson, Herbert Lyman