Photography

When oil wells were king in SoCal

summerland-oil-kcet.jpgSoCal Focus has pulled together an amusing array of photos and postcards showing just how pervasive oil derricks were on the region's landscape for many years. This one shows the coast at Summerland, south of Santa Barbara, at the turn of the 20th century. Ug-ly.

Photo: Title Insurance and Trust / C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, USC Libraries


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