Oil well being drilled near downtown Los Angeles, 1960

6 images. Oil well being drilled near downtown Los Angeles, 22 June 1960. Oil derrick on property at 734 South Alameda Street -- Standard Oil Company. ; Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Wesselmann. Date: 1960-06-22. Reporter: Alone. Assignment: Oil well being drilled near downtown L.A. 82: Oil derrick on property at 734 South Alameda, leased by Standard Oil Co., where well is being drilled about a mile from city hall. This shot is looking across Alameda from the West. 83: Derrick shot from south side looking toward city hall, which can be seen in the distance just to the left of the small palm tree left of gas tank. 113: Shot of the derrick from Alameda, looking southeast." ; Other caption slip reads: "Photographer: Monte[verde]. Date: 1960-06-23. Assignment: Oil drilling. 4-plate pan: 75-76-3-4: Taken from building at 7th & Mateo Sts. looking SW & swining towards city hall NW. Other grand pix show looking NW."