Environmental Disaster Photograph Archive Documenting Oil Spill Cleanup Efforts in the United States, 1960s–1980s
Seven black-and-white press photographs record oil-covered shorelines, industrial cleanup equipment, damaged wildlife, containment booms, smoke plumes, and coordinated recovery efforts following petroleum spills and fuel accidents in Texas, Alaska, Florida, and New York from 1962 to 1984. The material includes press photography, agency captions, newspaper annotations, and images of containment.....
