Amon Carter print details

Instead of a Gusher-Fire! Oil Well Explosion in West Texas.

McCormick Co.

Object Details

  • Date

    ca. 1930-1950

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Halftone print

  • Contributors

    Published by Curt Teich and Company

  • Object Format

    Postcard

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    printed u.c.: INSTEAD OF A GUSHER-FIRE!

    printed l.c.: OIL WELL EXPLOSION IN WEST TEXAS. 4A-H296

    Verso:

    printed in red ink: DISTRIBUTED BY MCCORMICK CO., PHOTOGRAPHERS, AMARILLO, TEXAS \ This well was being "shot" to increase oil \ production. Rocks thrown out hit steel. \ Sparks, explosion and fire resulted. The \ photographer, set for a gusher view, snapped \ this remarkable picture! \ GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.)

  • Accession Number

    P1976.119.2

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
W28-artist-CMYK-CarterBlack
See more by McCormick Co.

Tags

Amon Carter Disclaimer

This information is published from the Carter's collection database. Updates and additions based on research and imaging activities are ongoing. The images, titles, and inscriptions are products of their time and are presented here as documentation, not as a reflection of the Carter’s values. If you have corrections or additional information about this object please email us to help us improve our records.

Every effort has been made to accurately determine the rights status of works and their images. Please email us if you have further information on the rights status of a work contrary or in addition to the information in our records.

Related Works