Coleccion Aruba > Browse >Biblioteca Nacional Aruba > Artificial Lake of Pitch on the beach at extreme end of the concession (#5198, Lago , Aruba, April-May 1944) (Morris, Nelson)
Creator: Morris, Nelson
Date: 1944-05
Description:
Caption: Artificial Lake of Pitch on the beach at extreme end of the concession. It is estimated that there are approximately one million tons of pitch stored here. This represents a potential source of low-grade feel, should it be desired to recover same in the future. At the present time, no pitch is being pumped out, as no asphalt is being made, owing to the ready market for fuel oil.
Photographer: Nelson Morris (Standard Oil Company of New Jersey)
April-May 1944
1 b&w photograph; 9.04 x 9.44 cm.
Part of the LAGO Picture Collection
Courtesy of Biblioteca Nacional Aruba, the National Library of Aruba.
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Date: 1944-05
Description:
Caption: Artificial Lake of Pitch on the beach at extreme end of the concession. It is estimated that there are approximately one million tons of pitch stored here. This represents a potential source of low-grade feel, should it be desired to recover same in the future. At the present time, no pitch is being pumped out, as no asphalt is being made, owing to the ready market for fuel oil.
Photographer: Nelson Morris (Standard Oil Company of New Jersey)
April-May 1944
1 b&w photograph; 9.04 x 9.44 cm.
Part of the LAGO Picture Collection
Courtesy of Biblioteca Nacional Aruba, the National Library of Aruba.
For inquiries and requests regarding use of (high-resolution) images for publications etc., please e-mail [email protected]. Please use the item identifier (to be found at the bottom of the image) in all communication/requests.
Notes:
The LAGO Picture Collection
Topics:
Caribbean Area -- Netherlands Antilles -- Aruba -- San Nicolas -- Lago Oil Refinery Photographs Petroleum industry and trade -- Aruba Industries -- Aruba Environment -- Aruba photographs Aruba Lago Oil and Transport Co. Ltd. oil industry oil refineries industrial structures human interest LAGO Picture Collection people
Caribbean Area -- Netherlands Antilles -- Aruba -- San Nicolas -- Lago Oil Refinery Photographs Petroleum industry and trade -- Aruba Industries -- Aruba Environment -- Aruba photographs Aruba Lago Oil and Transport Co. Ltd. oil industry oil refineries industrial structures human interest LAGO Picture Collection people
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See also:
https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=12.4315229,-69.9029219
Metadata: XML, JSON
Full item record: Internet Archive
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