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Esso Oil Refinery, photograph
Terence Soames (Cardiff) Ltd (Terence Soames (Cardiff) Ltd were based at 22 Dumfries Place, Cardiff and moved to St John’s Chambers, High Street Arcade, in 1962. Michael Woodward became the director in 1991 and is credited as the photographer in some later images by the company.)
An aerial view from the north of the refinery and the marine terminal during construction in 1959.
Photograph has typed caption from Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd., Public Relations Department, on reverse and is stamped with credit line - see inscription. Photographer's stamp (Terence Soames (Cardiff) Ltd) is underneath caption.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
62.141/17
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Esso Petroleum Company Limited
Association Type: company name
Date: 1959
Creation/Production
Terence Soames (Cardiff) Ltd
Esso Petroleum Company Limited
Acquisition
Donation, 4/5/1962
Measurements
Length
(mm): 189
Width
(mm): 239
Techniques
black and white (monochrome photograph)
photograph
Material
paper
Location
In store
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