Oil Well Rig

Photographer Harvey Caplin (1915 Rochester, New York - 1984 Albuquerque, New Mexico)

Date1958

Mediumgelatin silver print

Dimensions9 7/16 × 7 9/16 in. (24 × 19.2 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of John Airy

Object numberPA1982.181.1214

DescriptionA wildcat oil well rig is installed in the San Juan Basin in New Mexico. There is a bundle of pipe sections beside the cable and pulley of the rig. There are cables leading from the top of the rig to the ground. There are sheds and metal tanks at the base of the tower.

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