Esther Bubley
Monthly deliveries of Esso fuel oil, gasoline and kerosene are made to the island of Mano, four miles off the coast of Jutland…
Artist
Esther Bubley (American, 1921–1998)American, 1921–1998
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Monthly deliveries of Esso fuel oil, gasoline and kerosene are made to the island of Mano, four miles off the coast of Jutland…
Date1954
Place depictedMano, Denmark
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 5/8 × 7 11/16 in. (19.4 × 19.5 cm)
Sheet: 7 9/16 × 7 11/16 in. (19.2 × 19.5 cm)
Sheet: 7 9/16 × 7 11/16 in. (19.2 × 19.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Diana and Gabriel Wisdom
Object number2014.806
Not on view
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso top edge in blue ink: Panel 5-[illegible] 1[circled], 78778; center in pencil[under typed paper label]: 78778; bottom edge in pencil: Mano, Denmark 386 (a) SONJ / #78778
not signed
verso lower 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
verso a typed paper label: Denmark / 78778 Monthly deliveries of Esso Fuel oil, gasoline and / kerosene are made to the island of Mano, four miles / off the coast of Jutland, by a tank truck from the / storage plant at Esbjerg. During ebb tide the sea / between Mano and the mainland is low enough so that / the loaded truck can cross in about half an hour / following a track marked by dead trees pushed into / the sandy bottom. After each trip the truck is washed / thoroughly to prevent salt water corrosion. Fuel oil / is pumped into underground tanks at the dairy, gas / m and kerosene are delivered in metal containers. Esso / truck driver Borge Bay Jensen chatting with dairy / manager Herluf Petersen.
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
verso a typed paper label: Denmark / 78778 Monthly deliveries of Esso Fuel oil, gasoline and / kerosene are made to the island of Mano, four miles / off the coast of Jutland, by a tank truck from the / storage plant at Esbjerg. During ebb tide the sea / between Mano and the mainland is low enough so that / the loaded truck can cross in about half an hour / following a track marked by dead trees pushed into / the sandy bottom. After each trip the truck is washed / thoroughly to prevent salt water corrosion. Fuel oil / is pumped into underground tanks at the dairy, gas / m and kerosene are delivered in metal containers. Esso / truck driver Borge Bay Jensen chatting with dairy / manager Herluf Petersen.
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