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Category: Oil Industry

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It Has a Nice Ring to It: A Temple Family Donation to the Homestead

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  • Posted on February 23, 2021February 24, 2021
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Drilling for Black Gold: The “Annual Report of the Union Oil Company of California” for 1928

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  • Posted on February 7, 2021
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Reading Between the Lines: A Letter to Walter P. Temple from Arthur A. “Ben” Gale of the United States Army Signal Corps, 20 January 1918

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  • Posted on January 20, 2021January 20, 2021
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Making a Statement: A “Report of Disbursements and Receipts” for Walter P. Temple, 18 December 1921 to 20 January 1922

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  • Posted on January 19, 2021
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Refined and Crude: Union Oil Bulletin, January 1927

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  • Posted on January 11, 2021January 12, 2021
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A Powerful Call to Vote in the Presidential Election in the “Standard Oil Bulletin,” October 1924

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  • Posted on October 6, 2020December 30, 2020
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Drilling for Black Gold: A Press Photo from the Christening of the Oil Tanker “Larry Doheny,” 12 August 1927

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  • Posted on August 12, 2020December 30, 2020
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Read All About Drilling for Black Gold: An Oil Field in the Suburbs of Los Angeles in “Scientific American” Magazine, 17 July 1897

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  • Posted on July 17, 2020December 30, 2020
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Refined and Crude: An Aerial Photograph of the Richfield Oil Company Refinery, Paramount, 22 May 1929

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  • Posted on May 22, 2020December 29, 2020
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Reading Between the Lines in a Letter from George H. Woodruff to Walter P. Temple, 14 May 1920

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  • Posted on May 13, 2020December 29, 2020
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The genealogy website MyHeritage has just launched a new tool for animating photos called #DeepNostalgia. Like others, we couldn’t resist jumping right in, so here is an animated daguerreotype portrait of William Workman, the first known photo of him, from 1851 when he was on his way to his only return visit to his native England. What do you think? 🤔 Captivating? 😮 Off-putting? 😨
Would you want to be an early 20th century door-to-door salesman? No? Well, at least you can eat like one. Find out what it took to do the job for the Jewel Tea Company and indulge in their recipe for a tasty Java Custard. #ArchivesCooking
Happy Read Across America Day! Are you looking for new and interesting historic fiction books to read? We’ve got reading lists from past and future book club sessions listed on our website. There is something for almost any mood. And if you like to talk about what you've read with others (and play fun games!), join us for our virtual meetings on Zoom the third Wednesday of the month.
March is #WomensHistoryMonth. Our newly updated blog makes it easy to curate posts by topic. Come and read some fascinating stories about women in Los Angeles including Clara Shortridge Foltz (1849-1934), the first female lawyer on the West Coast of the US and the earliest advocate for an office of public defender.
This beautifully ornamented gold ring with an inset of granite featuring veins of gold was given by F.P.F. Temple to, as best we can tell, his sister-in-law Cassandana Temple, whose great-great-grandson Douglas MacDonald donated it recently to the Homestead.
Winston Churchill, President Taft, and a chocolate pie walk into a bar. The bartender says, “Is this some kind of joke?” We don’t know either, but check out our blog post to discover the connection that sent us into the kitchen! #ArchivesCooking

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