Oil Industry “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 Read More
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 Read More
Oil Industry Transformation in the Teens Postview, “In This Lucky Incident There Was a Degree of Poetic Justice”: An Account of the Discovery of Oil at the Temple Lease, Montebello Oil Field, 28 January 1918 by homesteadmuseum Posted on January 22, 2023 Read More
Oil Industry Making a Statement: A “Report of Disbursements and Receipts” for Walter P. Temple, 20 March to 19 April 1922 by homesteadmuseum Posted on April 18, 2021 Read More
Oil Industry 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 by homesteadmuseum Posted on January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Read More