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Artwork Image
Photo:
Controls
Instead of a Gusher-Fire! Oil Well Explosion in West Texas.
Object Details
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Date
ca. 1930-1950
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Object Type
Photographs
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Medium
Halftone print
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Contributors
Published by Curt Teich and Company
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Object Format
Postcard
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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.)
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Accession Number
P1976.119.2
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Copyright
Public domain
Additional details
Location: Off view
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