Three men in hats linger on the pitch at the Pitch Lake, La Brea, south west Trinidad circa 1907. Numerous trees are spread across the horizon. The Pitch Lake is the largest natural deposit of asphalt in the world. It was ...

This is a photograph of the pitch lake, at Brighton, south west Trinidad. There is a pond on the pitch lake at left and patches of short verdant vegetation are growing on its surface. In the background there is a long ...

Photo of barrels containing pitch at the asphalt plant in Trinidad. Some barrels are already filled with pitch while others are waiting to be filled. Hand-written information which refers to the digging and preparation of ...

Photo of a male blue collar worker operating a device and using it to fill barrels with pitch at an asphalt plant in Trinidad.

Labourers mining the asphalt from the Pitch Lake in La Brea, South Trinidad.

Description on back of postcard: “The “Pitch Lake” has an area of over one hundred acres, all asphalt or pitch to an unknown depth. The asphalt is largely used for road making and industrial purposes. It is dug out and the ...

Description on back of postcard: “The “Pitch Lake” has an area of over one hundred acres, all asphalt or pitch to an unknown depth. The asphalt is largely used for road making and industrial purposes. It is dug out and the ...

Photo showing some blue collar workers loading pitch onto railroad carts while others wait nearby.

Photo of blue collar workers digging pitch and loading it onto railroad carts. No.25584

Photo of blue collar workers digging pitch and loading it onto railroad carts. Postcard number 25584.