Sol Libsohn
Natchez, Mississippi Oil Rig

Natchez, Mississippi Oil Rig

© Estate of Sol Libsohn

Natchez, Mississippi Oil Rig
Natchez, Mississippi Oil Rig
ArtistAmerican, 1914–2001
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Natchez, Mississippi Oil Rig
DateSeptember 1944
PlaceNatchez, Mississippi, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionsimage / sheet: 10 5/16 × 10 3/8 in.

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Mundy Companies
Object number88.84
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Robert Klein Gallery, Boston]; purchased by MFAH, 1988.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso top right corner in ink "14933"
center in pencil"933"
bottom right corner in pencil "35"
verso upper center a stamp "MODERN PHOTOGRAPHY"
center a typed label describing what the workers in the photograph are doing
lower center a stamp in red "PLEASE CREDIT / STANDARD OIL CO.(N.J.) / PHOTO BY LIBSOHN"
bottom right a stamp in red "PLEASE RETURN UNUSED PHOTOS TO / STAND OIL CO.(N.J.) / PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPT. / 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA / NEW YORK, 20, NEW YORK"

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