Oil is filtered with diatomaceous earth to produce a palatable, clear product. One of the largest plants in the United States is in Lindsay, California. This plant can turn out about 800 gallons of oil in twelve hours

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Title
Oil is filtered with diatomaceous earth to produce a palatable, clear product. One of the largest plants in the United States is in Lindsay, California. This plant can turn out about 800 gallons of oil in twelve hours
Names
United States. Farm Security Administration (Sponsor)
Lee, Russell, 1903-1986 (Photographer)
Collection

Farm Security Administration Photographs

Lee, Russell

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1942-02
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: 071538-D
Topics
California -- Lindsay
California -- Tulare County
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Acquisition: Transferred from the Picture Collection, 1991
Content: Title and date from Library of Congress.
Content: FSA Collection contains two copies of this photograph.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: Print Size: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 56995
TMS Object Number: 071538-D
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 02d99130-9a84-0137-5c56-2f1d5684d778
Rights Statement
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  • 1942: Created
  • 2020: Digitized
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Oil is filtered with diatomaceous earth to produce a palatable, clear product. One of the largest plants in the United States is in Lindsay, California. This plant can turn out about 800 gallons of oil in twelve hours" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1942. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/15cd76d0-9a87-0137-9243-00999e828eee

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Oil is filtered with diatomaceous earth to produce a palatable, clear product. One of the largest plants in the United States is in Lindsay, California. This plant can turn out about 800 gallons of oil in twelve hours" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/15cd76d0-9a87-0137-9243-00999e828eee

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1942). Oil is filtered with diatomaceous earth to produce a palatable, clear product. One of the largest plants in the United States is in Lindsay, California. This plant can turn out about 800 gallons of oil in twelve hours Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/15cd76d0-9a87-0137-9243-00999e828eee

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Oil is filtered with diatomaceous earth to produce a palatable, clear product. One of the largest plants in the United States is in Lindsay, California. This plant can turn out about 800 gallons of oil in twelve hours