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1974 Press Photo Elk Hills' natural gas processing equipment at Taft, California

Ready for operation. Equipment to process natural gas should the Elk Hills petroleum reserve be opened for production stands ready to use at the reserve installation in California's south central valley, about 100 miles north west of Los Angeles. The field is America's third largest in remaining oil. But, in the short run, it is the nation's only practical source of quick production. Photo measures 11 x 8.25 inches. Photo Is dated 1974.

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