Oil well drilling rig by sand dunes, Sharqīyah, Saudi Arabia

Oil well drilling rig by sand dunes, Sharqīyah, Saudi Arabia

Photograph

Harold Corsini

Maker
American, 1919–2008

Oil well drilling rig by sand dunes, Sharqīyah, Saudi Arabia

1947
Gelatin silver print
Image: 13 1/4 × 9 7/8 in. (33.7 × 25.1 cm)
Gift of Robert Doherty
1973.0041.0001
Inscriptions inscribed in pencil on verso, TR: SAUDI ARABIA
inscribed in pencil on verso, TRC: 59171
stamped in red ink on verso, BC: PLEASE CREDIT \ STANDARD OIL CO. (N.J.) \ PHOTO BY CORSINI [strikethrough]
stamped in red ink on verso, BRC: PLEASE RETURN UNUSED PHOTOS TO \ STANDARD OIL (N.J.) \ PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPT. \ 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA \ NEW YORK 20, N.Y. [strikethrough]
Related Media

Review and updating of the museum's collection data is ongoing.
Inclusion of an object in this database does not guarantee its availability for loan.
For permission to use images from the online collections, please contact Image Rights and Reproductions.