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California Oilfields Limited housing for married employees

California Oilfields Limited, also known as Oilfields Limited, started in 1901 by William M. Graham from Pennsylvania who had knowledge of the oil business when he gained the support of Balfour, Williamson, and Company, the San Franciso branch of…

The single men's white-collar employees quarters can be seen above the baseball field. California Oilfields Limited became part of Shell Oil Company in 1913.

This was in the complex for unmarried white-collar employees called "The Bungalow". The owners believed that it was good business to offer decent living quarters.

Captain Ayers started out as the Health officer/Dog catcher. He worked for the Police Dept. 1945-1946. Picture was taken May 1946.

Workers working on the new Carnegie Library. Man at back in black shirt is Leland Stanford Beamon.

Coach: Miss Watkins. Cast: Paul Atwell, Douglas Penfield, Lena Owen, Frances Kirkpatrick, Fred Audibert, Hester Tallman, Hazel Wyllie, Robert Ebaugh, Cecil Mingus, Loretta McLane, Thomas Crawford, Donald Tennant, Florence Mayhew. Play was presented…

L-R: F.J. McCollum, Dewitt Scott, Jake Zwang, Loran Vanderlip, Hans R. Sumph, W. C. Wallace, Frank A. Wells, Frank Spurlock.

Charles Sandeson hauled items to the oilfields. This is the corral where he kept his horses in town.

Charles Sandeson's team of horses hauling 12 tons of casings to the oilfields.