Esther Bubley
Gippsland Basin drilling rig

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Artist Esther Bubley (American, 1921–1998)American, 1921–1998

CultureAmerican

Titles

Gippsland Basin drilling rig

Date1965

Place depictedGippsland Basin, Australia

MediumGelatin silver print, guide proof

DimensionsImage: 9 1/2 × 6 7/16 in. (24.1 × 16.4 cm)
Sheet: 9 9/16 × 6 1/2 in. (24.3 × 16.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Kenneth Polin

Object number2014.779

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

ProvenanceKenneth Polin, San Diego; given to MFAH, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

verso top in blue ink: 2mj set 2453 Roll 10-12; upper left in pencil: 10-2453-12; bottom edge left to right in pencil: Gippsland Basin drilling rig, Australia SONJ # 2453 / (a) 387 RIO, # 12

not signed

verso center a stamp in red: PLEASE CREDIT / STANDARD OIL CO. (N.J.); lower right a stamp in red: PLEASE RETURN UNUSED PHOTOS TO / STANDARD OIL CO. (N.J.) / PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPT. / 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA / NEW YORK, 20, NEW YORK
the image has a number of vertical lines in orange marker on its surface

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