Ladies of Pleasure join the boom at Freer, when the money from oil begins to flow
Photograph
Ladies of Pleasure join the boom at Freer, when the money from oil begins to flow
1937
Gelatin silver print
Other: 26.4 x 34 cm
Gift of the Estate of Carl Mydans, 2005
2005.1699.0073
Inscriptions verso (in blue ink and black grease pencil): 5-E [circled] [crossed out] VA
(in pencil): strip containing this frame / missing from my bag [circled] / 1[underlined] / 7C5- [5 crossed out] / 3
(stamped in black ink): PHOTO BY / CARL MYDANS
(in black ink): Oil Boom Town, FrEER, TEXas, March 1937 / Set #1 / #1 / 7c / 3 [#1 / 7c / 3 crossed out] / ladies oF PleasurE Join / the boom at FrEER, when / the money from Oil begins / to flow. / #1 [underlined] / 7C3 [underlined] / unnumbered framE [underlined] / 1 / 7c / 3 [1 / 7c / 3 [crossed out]
(in pencil): 431-P32
(in pencil): strip containing this frame / missing from my bag [circled] / 1[underlined] / 7C5- [5 crossed out] / 3
(stamped in black ink): PHOTO BY / CARL MYDANS
(in black ink): Oil Boom Town, FrEER, TEXas, March 1937 / Set #1 / #1 / 7c / 3 [#1 / 7c / 3 crossed out] / ladies oF PleasurE Join / the boom at FrEER, when / the money from Oil begins / to flow. / #1 [underlined] / 7C3 [underlined] / unnumbered framE [underlined] / 1 / 7c / 3 [1 / 7c / 3 [crossed out]
(in pencil): 431-P32
