Description: An original press photograph from the archives of the venerable 150 year-old Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Type & Size: A 10.5x7.5" original photograph.Condition: Photo from a working archive. May contain notes, marks, labels, clippings, and/or retouching by the staff at the time of publication. May contain issues associated with time, age, and use. Please see images for scans.A vacuum truck is operating on South Padre Island, Texas, near the water's edge, sucking up tar balls that have washed ashore from the Gulf of Mexico. The scene includes the beach with sandcastles in the foreground and a person walking along the shore, indicating the environmental impact of an oil spill from the Bay of Campeche in 1979. In 1979, the Ixtoc I oil spill occurred in the Bay of Campeche, one of the largest oil spills in history, significantly affecting the Gulf of Mexico. It required extensive cleanup efforts on the South Texas beaches, as tar balls and oil washed ashore. The photograph captures the measures taken to restore the beaches, showcasing the technology and human effort involved.Text present on photo:HARPO80702-8/7/79-SOUTH PADRE ISLAND,TEXAS: A vacuuming truck moves past a sandcastle 8/7 while sucking up pea size tar balls which have drifted in off the Gulf of Mexico onto South Texas beaches. Oil is moving north from an oil well blowout in the Bay of Campeche. The truck was able to remove the oil from the sand making it as clean as before the oil arrived. The oil collects in about a six foot wide line along the high water mark on the beach. UPI waf/Walt FrerckOil - Texas - Mexico SpireAUG 9 1979- - - The press photo archives contained a mix of silver gelatin and wire photographs from sources such as Associated Press Wirephoto. Generally B&W images with no typed text on them in this archive are silver gelatin images, and photos with typed text are wire photos. All images are vintage and original to their era.
Price: 34 USD
Location: Carlsbad, California
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Type: Photograph
Subject: beach, truck, cleanup, tar balls, oil spill, environment
Theme: environment, community life, disasters, industrial
Featured Person/Artist: none
Production Technique: Gelatin-Silver Print
Year of Production: 1979
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Size: 10.5x7.5 inches
Time Period Manufactured: 1970-1979
Number of Photographs: 1
Antique: No
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Vintage: Yes
Framing: Unframed
