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Maker(s):Proeber, David
Culture:American (20th century)
Title:Rig Salesman, Enid, Oklahoma
Date Made:1981
Type:Photograph
Materials:gelatin silver print
Measurements:Sheet: 8 1/2 in x 11 3/4 in; 21.6 cm x 29.8 cm
Accession Number:  AC 2001.736
Credit Line:Bequest of Allen Albert (Class of 1967)
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Label Text:
A roadside merchant sold oil rig shaped lamps carved from wood. Not every rig sold during the boom was financed by a multi-million dollar loans, but the cheap lamps made it possible for everyone to own his own oil well...

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