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One of five pictures taken from different directions of the oil derricks in the oilfields of Coalinga Kettleman Hills.

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One of five pictures taken from different directions of the oil derricks in the oilfields of Coalinga Kettleman Hills.

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One of five pictures taken from different directions of the oil derricks in the oilfields of Coalinga Kettleman Hills.

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One of five pictures taken from different directions of the oil derricks in the oilfields of Coalinga Kettleman Hills.

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Riding on the Library float are Billy and Ted Chaffin and Betty Gamage.

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Photo of an automobile parked in front of the ticket office of the Coalinga Motor Car Company Auto Stage Line. The 1910 Coalinga city directory gives the address as 168 5th Street and lists Mr. Henry T. Chrisman as the firm's president and manager.…

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Oil wells with hills in background. One of the wells is gushing.

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A 1913 view of Coalinga and the surrounding oil derricks. The town of Coalinga originally started in the late 1800's when coal was discovered in the foothills. The market for coal eventually dropped when oil was discovered and Coalinga changed into…
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