oil

1979

Glazed ceramic sculpture in seven parts is composed of a large green frog that sits amongst oil puddles. Black glaze appears dripped from the frog's nostrils down its face. Six circular ceramic...

c. 1980

Small poster with a drawing of two men working in hard hats. They are standing on large oil machinery. The drawing is in shades of tan and brown with a light blue sky background. The bottom edge...

No Blood for Oil
c.01990

Poster has three fists stenciled along the top ege. The left fist is dark green, the center fist is red and outlined in a red square, the right fist is black. Below the fists is "No Blood...

c. 1973

Poster has a black background with a large black and white photograph in the center. The photo depicts several men standing around in shorts and no shirts. The man in the center is holding a...

1990

Poster has an image at the top of abstract people holding protest signs and banners in red. The top image reads, " Jan 15 Roots Against War No Blood for Oil Resiste y marcha contra la guerra...

1972

At top poster has a green background with white, black, and gold colored text in Arabic. Across the middle of the poster is a thin black line and at right a small drawing of an oil derrick. The...

1991

Poster has an outlined globe in the upper right with large red drippings over it. On the left is "No War for Big Oil" printed in dark brown.

1990

Poster has an outlined globe in the upper right with large drippings over it. The drippings fade from yellow to orange to red. On the left is "No War for Big Oil" printed in dark brown.

1979

Poster has an outlined globe in the upper right with large drippings over it. The drippings fade from yellow to orange to red. On the left is "No Wars for Big Oil" printed in dark green.

Poster has a black and white image of a soldier walking through a forested area from behind. On the soldiers uniform and helmet are stickers for major gas and oil companies, Amoco, Texaco, Conoco...

1928|1928

Booklet with stylized illustration of "California" scene on the cover, showing the sweep of a bay, missionesque architecture, umbrellas at a beach, people riding horseback, people sailing and...

California for the Settler
1915

This is a publication produced by the Southern Pacific Company of San Francisco to encourage the settlement of California, especially by farmers, "California for the Settler". The...

October 10, 1898

Letter. Description: From Illumination Oil and Gasoline.

1970-1995

A Crowley Maritime Corporation tug boat is pushing an oil barge through gentle waves on unnaned waters. The view is taken from a slight elevation.

1950-1995

The handwritten notation on the back of the photo reads "Shell Oil Refinery on Suisun Bay." The cracking towers dot the landscape; they and holding tanks contribute to the feeling of a landing on...

1950-1995

The handwritten notation on the back of the photo reads "Crowley tugs pulling oil rig platform." Six tugs, four in front and two guiding from behind, are pulling, not a drilling platform, but a...

1950-1995

According to the handwritten notation on the back, this is a "Crowley tug pulling oil plaform." No date or location is given. The tug is named "Guardsman." The platform is actually situated on a...

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