Name/Title
PostcardEntry/Object ID
2008.1008.1.728Description
Color print card of an oil drilling rig. Foreground is water with dirt & sparse bushes leading to rig platform. From base rises a metal frame, tapering tower with cables & rods inside. Background is blue sky & white clouds.
Printed on back with brown ink: "Drilling rig" "Typical of present day drilling scenes is this tall steel derrick used by oil companies in the search for more oil for industry: "Color Photo by Bishop" "Address" "Place Stamp Here" Down the middle: "Mirro-Krome Card by H. s. Crocker Co., Inc., San Francisco, Calif."
Good condition. Scratched, corners & edges worn.Collection
Photograph Collection