Caption

Early oil field exploitation in Pennsylvania, around 1862

Date

Feb 22, 2008

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Heinz-Dieter Falkenstein

Reference

BRK25F63_190

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No

Property release

No

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Rights managed

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97,0Mb (17,0Mb) / 22,8in x 16,6in / 6832 x 4965 (300dpi)

Keywords

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