“Sunbathers at Huntington Beach and an oil platform offshore,” 1975.

Photo Source: 

National Archives

Beachgoers sunbathe at Huntington Beach in California as an oil rig looms in the water in the distance. 

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Citation: 

Charles O’Rear, “Sunbathers at Huntington Beach, and an Oil Platform Offshore, 5/1975,” Documerica, EPA Records, National Archives’ Record Identifier 412-DA-15032.

Library Item Date: 

1975