Man on Dynamite Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Man on Dynamite

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Photograph of a man, Earl Burford, seated atop a pile of dynamite. He was party chief of the Shell Oil Company's seismograph team in West Texas.
  • Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 11 cm.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Business, Economics and Finance - Oil and Gas - Companies - Shell Oil
  • Keyword: dynamite
  • Named Person: Burford, Earl
  • Keyword: explosives

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas
  • Time Period: oil-gas
  • Coverage Date: 1928

Collection

  • Name: Rescuing Texas History, 2009
    Code: SG09

Institution

  • Name: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame
    Code: PBPM

Resource Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: PBPM_74-038-005
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth49910

Note

  • Display Note: From the Lionel Buckley collection
  • Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: CS creationHardware: Epson Perfection V700 Photo
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