Wild Oil Well Blazes
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Coordinates 33.911768, -118.382180
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Source:
The Valentine
Collection:
Finnegan Photograph Collection
Date:
1937
Region:
Los Angeles, California
Description:
Black and white photograph showing flames shooting from an oil well in Los Angeles, California; image likely appeared in a Richmond, Virginia newspaper. Inscription: Stamped __"Dec 27 1937" __Verso ||Stamped __"Associated Press Photo" __Verso Geographic Description: Los Angeles, CA
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By:
John Pole
Date:
Aug 24, 2026
Total:
1 submission
Confidence:
Low
Validations:
0
Notes:

Using the map from here and the article from here which clearly identifies the fire as belonging to the Richfield Oil Company, I've placed the pin in the general center of their property within the broader oil fields of El Segundo.

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Georeferenced by John Pole Current
Aug 24, 2026 1:04 PM
33.911768, -118.382180
Low Confidence
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Using the map from here and the article from here which clearly identifies the fire as belonging to the Richfield Oil Company, I've placed the pin in the general center of their property within the broader oil fields of El Segundo.