The Snapshots in Time Collection

Scrapbook Page: California Hill Country and Oil Field Installation, World War I Era (c. 1917-1918)

Scrapbook Page: California Hill Country and Oil Field Installation, World War I Era (c. 1917-1918)

This album page pairs two panoramic views of California's oak-covered interior hills with a photograph of an active oil field - derricks, storage tanks, and a boiler house lined with smokestacks. Petroleum drawn from fields like this fueled the U.S. war effort at home and abroad, and such industrial landscapes were popular subjects for travelers and servicemen documenting California's home front during 1917-1918. Project: 218653