Oil Well
Photographer
Harvey Caplin
(1915 Rochester, New York - 1984 Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Date1958
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions7 9/16 × 9 7/16 in. (19.3 × 24 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of John Airy
Object numberPA1982.181.1210
DescriptionA wildcat oil well rig in the San Juan Basin of New Mexico. A plume of smoke rises to the left of the frame where excess gas is being burned. The oil well rig has cables running from the scaffolding to the ground.On View
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