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  • John and Jane Adams Postcard Collection

Ocean oil wells at Summerland, California

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Ocean oil wells at Summerland, California
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Ocean oil wells at Summerland, California, on road of a thousand wonders
circa 1911
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Oil rigs both on and just offshore are next to railroad tracks that can be seen on the left. These were the first offshore wells in the United States and were drilled from piers beginning in 1896. One pier goes further out on the Pacific Ocean than the reach of the image. Summerland is the next community east of Santa Barbara along Highway 101, since from here west to Cojo Bay, the California coast is actually east to west, with the ocean on the south.
Oil wells; Drill rigs; Oil drilling; Offshore oil; Summerland; Offshore petroleum; Drilling piers; Production piers; Oilfields; Offshore oilfields; Nearshore oil wells
California - Summerland
  • John and Jane Adams Postcard Collection
MS-0008
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3.5 inches X 5.5 inches
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