Neighbors examining cooked steak, Saint Mary Parish, Louisiana

Neighbors examining cooked steak, Saint Mary Parish, Louisiana

Photograph

Sol Libsohn

Maker
American, 1914–2001

Neighbors examining cooked steak, Saint Mary Parish, Louisiana

1944
Gelatin silver print
Image: 7 3/8 × 7 1/2 in. (18.7 × 19.1 cm)
Museum accession by exchange
1978.1069.0035
Inscriptions inscribed in blue ink, TRC: 16270
stamped in red ink on verso, C: PLEASE CREDIT \ STANDARD OIL CO. (N.J.) \ PHOTO BY LIBSOHN
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.
typed in black ink on label adhered to verso, C: typed in black ink on label adhered to verso, C: Libsohn Bayou Sale District Sept. 1944 \ Humble Oil and Refining Co. \ 16270 Bayou Sale Camp. Payne, Roper, Cook and Abendroth families \ barbecue steaks at community barbecue pit. T.M. Roper tests \ steaks for doneness. Emile Roper, Farmer Abendroth and Mrs. \ J.B. Payne watch with interest.
inscribed in blue ink, BLC: 16270 [upside down]
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