Detail View: Edson Smith Photo Collection: Carpinteria Asphaltum Mine
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Title:
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Carpinteria Asphaltum Mine
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Description:
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"Carpinteria Valley News reported a grain field is rapidly transforming into a well developed mine located on the bluffs at Higgins Ranch. One car a day, or fifty tons, is now being shipped to the Goleta road district where asphalt is being used in the construction of the public highway. The strata where the crew is now working is over twenty feet thick and is of the purest material nature produces." Edson Smith Photo Collection no. 583
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Date:
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ca. 1910
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Where:
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Carpinteria (Calif.)
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Identifier:
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583
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Creator:
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McLean, George Gilbert
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Format:
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1 photograph : black and white ; 4.5 x 6.5 in.
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Type:
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still image
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Institution:
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Santa Barbara Public Library
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Language:
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eng
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Copyright Statement:
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Copyright status unknown. Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
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Copyright Holder:
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Unknown
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Filename:
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BA-edson-18_583.jpg
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