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Call Number:

PH-00109

Collection Name:

Standard Oil Company Photography Collection

Creator:

Bubley, Esther, 1921 - 1998

Collier, John, Jr., 1913 - 1992, active 1935 -

Corsini, Harold, 1919 - 2008, active 1930/1939 - 1970/1979

Lee, Russell, 1903 - 1986, active 1931 - 1986

Libsohn, Sol, 1914 - 2001, active 1930/1939 -

Model, Lisette, 1901 - 1983, active 1937 - 1983

Rosskam, Edwin, 1903 - 1985, active 1930/1939 - 1940/1949

Rotkin, Charles E., 1916 - 2004, active 1945 -

Vachon, John, 1914 - 1975, active 1930/1939 - 1975

Webb, Todd, 1905 - 2000, active 1940 - 2000

No. of Items:

25 photographs

Span Dates:

1943-1956

Description:

The collection consists of twenty-five photographs from the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey Photographic Project, 1943-1956. Photographers whose work is represented are: Esther Bubley (American, 1921-1998), John Collier, Jr. (American, 1913-1992), Harold Corsini (American, 1919-2008), Russell Lee (American, 1903-1986), Sol Libsohn (American, 1914-2001), Lisette Model (American, 1901-1983), Edwin Rosskam (American, 1903-1985), Charles E. Rotkin (American, 1916-2004), John Vachon (American, 1914-1975), and Todd Webb (American, 1905-2000). Item-level information follows.

983:0045:0001 -- Bubley, Ester. Topton Post Office, 1951;
983:0045:0002 -- Bubley, Ester. City bus in Perugia Square, 1952;
983:0045:0003 -- Bubley, Ester. Huntsville, Saturday afternoon, 1945;
983:0045:0004 -- Collier, John, Jr. Cobblestone Streets of Ocana, 1952;
983:0045:0005 -- Collier, John, Jr. Oil pipeline, 1952;
983:0045:0006 -- Collier, John, Jr. Oil pipeline, view #2, 1952;
983:0045:0007 -- Corsini, Harold. Storage tanks and gravestones, 1946;
983:0045:0008 -- Corsini, Harold. Old and new, camels and oil, 1947?;
983:0045:0009 -- Corsini, Harold. Irrigated farming, 1947;
983:0045:0010 -- Lee, Russell. Esso Louisiana, 1949;
983:0045:0011 -- Libsohn, Sol. John J. Pollock, 1943-1956;
983:0045:0012 -- Model, Lisette. Rockefeller Center window display, 1948;
983:0045:0013 -- Rosskam, Edwin. Boat on Bayou Long, 1945;
983:0045:0014 -- Rosskam, Edwin. Post Creek Grizzly Station Store, 1944;
983:0045:0015 -- Rosskam, Edwin. River vessels, 1945;
983:0045:0016 -- Rosskam, Edwin. Julius Rowe, laboratory porter, 1943;
983:0045:0017 -- Rotkin, Charles E. New York Harbor: aerial view, 1948;
983:0045:0018 -- Rotkin, Charles E. Barn near Ramapo, 1949;
983:0045:0019 -- Vachon, John. Tia Juana field, 1944;
983:0045:0020 -- Webb, Todd. Market day, 1949;
983:0045:0021 -- Webb, Todd. Normandy village, 1949;
983:0045:0022 -- Webb, Todd. Farmhouse near St. Martinsville, Louisiana, 1947;
983:0045:0023 -- Webb, Todd. Flowers on window ledge, 1949;
983:0045:0024 -- Webb, Todd. Milkcans on brick farmhouse, 1949;
983:0045:0025 -- Webb, Todd. Pushing oil, 1947-1949.

Accession No(s):

983:0045:0001-0025

Location(s):

1 osb, Standard Oil Co. Box (983:0045:0001-0025)
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Item(s):

Title	Topton Post Office
Date	1951
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	983:0045:0001

Title	City Bus in Perugia Square
Date	1952
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	983:0045:0002

Title	Huntsville, Saturday Afternoon
Date	1945
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	983:0045:0003

Artist/Maker	Collier, John, Jr., 1913 - 1992, active 1935 -
Title	Cobblestone Streets of Ocana
Date	1952
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	983:0045:0004

Artist/Maker	Collier, John, Jr., 1913 - 1992, active 1935 -
Title	Oil Pipeline
Date	1952
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	983:0045:0005

Artist/Maker	Collier, John, Jr., 1913 - 1992, active 1935 -
Title	Oil Pipeline, View #2
Date	1952
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	983:0045:0006

Artist/Maker	Corsini, Harold, 1919 - 2008, active 1930/1939 - 1970/1979
Title	Storage Tanks and Gravestones
Date	1946
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	983:0045:0007

Artist/Maker	Corsini, Harold, 1919 - 2008, active 1930/1939 - 1970/1979
Title	Old and New, Camels and Oil
Date	1947?
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	983:0045:0008

Artist/Maker	Corsini, Harold, 1919 - 2008, active 1930/1939 - 1970/1979
Title	Irrigated Farming
Date	1947
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	983:0045:0009

Artist/Maker	Lee, Russell, 1903 - 1986, active 1931 - 1986
Title	Esso Louisiana
Date	1949
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	983:0045:0010

Artist/Maker	Libsohn, Sol, 1914 - 2001, active 1930/1939 -
Title	John J. Pollock
Date	1943-1956
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	983:0045:0011

Artist/Maker	Model, Lisette, 1901 - 1983, active 1937 - 1983
Title	Rockefeller Center Window Display
Date	1948
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	983:0045:0012

Artist/Maker	Rosskam, Edwin, 1903 - 1985, active 1930/1939 - 1940/1949
Title	Boat on Bayou Long
Date	1945
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	983:0045:0013

Artist/Maker	Rosskam, Edwin, 1903 - 1985, active 1930/1939 - 1940/1949
Title	Post Creek Grizzly Station Store
Date	1944
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	983:0045:0014

Artist/Maker	Rosskam, Edwin, 1903 - 1985, active 1930/1939 - 1940/1949
Title	River Vessels
Date	1945
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	983:0045:0015

Artist/Maker	Rosskam, Edwin, 1903 - 1985, active 1930/1939 - 1940/1949
Title	Julius Rowe, Laboratory Porter
Date	1943
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	983:0045:0016

Artist/Maker	Rotkin, Charles E., 1916 - 2004, active 1945 -
Title	New York Harbor: Aerial View
Date	1948
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	983:0045:0017

Artist/Maker	Rotkin, Charles E., 1916 - 2004, active 1945 -
Title	Barn Near Ramapo
Date	1949
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	983:0045:0018

Artist/Maker	Vachon, John, 1914 - 1975, active 1930/1939 - 1975
Title	Tia Juana Field
Date	1944
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	983:0045:0019

Artist/Maker	Webb, Todd, 1905 - 2000, active 1940 - 2000
Title	Market Day
Date	1949
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	983:0045:0020

Artist/Maker	Webb, Todd, 1905 - 2000, active 1940 - 2000
Title	Normandy Village
Date	1949
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	983:0045:0021

Artist/Maker	Webb, Todd, 1905 - 2000, active 1940 - 2000
Title	Farmhouse Near St. Martinsville, Louisiana
Date	1947
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	983:0045:0022

Artist/Maker	Webb, Todd, 1905 - 2000, active 1940 - 2000
Title	Flowers on Window Ledge
Date	1949
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	983:0045:0023

Artist/Maker	Webb, Todd, 1905 - 2000, active 1940 - 2000
Title	Milkcans on Brick Farmhouse
Date	1949
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	983:0045:0024

Artist/Maker	Webb, Todd, 1905 - 2000, active 1940 - 2000
Title	Pushing Oil
Date	1947-1949
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	983:0045:0025

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Russell Lee Photography Collection