Carl Mydans
The Law, Oil Boom Town, Freer, Texas

The Law, Oil Boom Town, Freer, Texas

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The Law, Oil Boom Town, Freer, Texas
The Law, Oil Boom Town, Freer, Texas
ArtistAmerican, 1907–2004
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Law, Oil Boom Town, Freer, Texas
Date1937
PlaceFreer, Texas, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 8 15/16 × 12 7/16 in. (22.7 × 31.6 cm)
Credit LineBequest of the artist
Object number2005.1171
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceEstate of Carl Mydans, Mamaroneck, New York; bequeathed to MFAH, 2005.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in pencil on verso sheet: "Prewar / Master set", "1/SC4", 44-P27"

Marked in ink on verso center: "THE Law / Oil Boom Town / Inveer, Texas / 1937"
Initialed (?) in pencil on verso
Stamped in ink on verso center:
"PHOTO BY / CARL MYDANS" (in a rectangle)

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