[Large Format Photograph of an Early Oil Rig]
by [OIL INDUSTRY]
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
[Pennsylvania, 1890. Silver gelatin photograph (15 3/4 x 19 3/4 inches). Mounted on board (19 7/8 x 23 7/8 inches). Slight silvering of part of the image, light edge wear. A fascinating image featuring eleven men standing in front of an oil rig, complete from engine house to the oil derrick, the latter extending beyond the frame of the picture. Most of the men are fairly well dressed, and perhaps picture the management of the rig or the oil company that owns the rig. Among the better-dressed subjects is a young boy perhaps in his early teenage years. Two of the men are dressed in overalls, and are likely the roughnecks for this particular rig. A rare large photograph capturing the early days of the oil business in America.
Details
- Seller
- Donald Heald Rare Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 29411
- Title
- [Large Format Photograph of an Early Oil Rig]
- Author
- [OIL INDUSTRY]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- [Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1890
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography;
Terms of Sale
Donald Heald Rare Books
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About the Seller
Donald Heald Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
New York, New York
About Donald Heald Rare Books
Donald Heald Rare Books, Prints, and Maps offers the finest examples of antiquarian books and prints in the areas of botany, ornithology, natural history, Americana and Canadiana, Native American, voyage and travel, maps and atlases, photography, and more. We are open by appointment only.