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Tag: Standard Oil Company (California) Montebello oil field

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“The Well is the Greatest in the State of California, and Thought by Some to be Unequalled Anywhere in America Today”: Some Early History of Montebello to 1930, Part Seven

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on May 17, 2025
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  • Oil Industry

Oil as “A Tremendous Boost to the Little Town of Montebello”: Some Early History of Montebello to 1930, Part Five

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on May 15, 2025
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Transformation in the Teens Preview: The Walter P. and Laura G. Temple Family’s Extreme Makeover, 1911-1920

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on January 20, 2023January 21, 2023
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