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Gilland Oil Company Refinery
Gilland Oil Company Refinery
Gilland Oil Company Refinery

Gilland Oil Company Refinery

Dateca. 1928
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions3 1/16 × 5 1/2 in. (7.8 × 13.9 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of John Airy
Object numberPA1982.180.505
DescriptionThis image depicts a high angle shot of the Gillian Oil Company refinery in the South Valley of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Four black oil tanker train cars can be seen in the foreground of the image. The cars are identical and all have white lettering on them which reads "Gillian Oil Company of N.M. C.T.A.X. 7091". Behind the train, the refinery can be seen. Two buildings with smoke stacks on their roofs can be seen on the right side of the frame. Large white tanks can be seen on the left of the buildings.
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Not on view
Terms
    Locale
    American Potash Company Refinery
    Albuquerque Progress
    May 1942
    Star Oil Co. Location
    unidentified
    ca. 1955
    Star Oil Co.
    unidentified
    ca. 1955
    Chick's Conoco Station
    unidentified
    ca. 1955
    North Fifth Street
    Caplin and Thompson
    ca. 1950