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Maker(s):Proeber, David
Culture:American (20th century)
Title:Boom Town Gamblers, Enid, Oklahoma
Date Made:1981
Type:Photograph
Materials:gelatin silver print
Measurements:Sheet: 7 1/2 in x 11 3/4 in; 19 cm x 29.8 cm
Accession Number:  AC 2001.735
Credit Line:Bequest of Allen Albert (Class of 1967)
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Label Text:
Money changes hands between oilmen during quarter horse racing during the oil boom. Funds from drilling programs often supported the oppulent lifestyles of oilmen during the boom, including the gold chains around the men's bare chests.

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