Industrial engine, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California, from the series "Working"

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Industrial engine, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California, from the series "Working"
Industrial engine, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California, from the series "Working"
Artist/Maker (American, born 1938)
Date1974-76
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 1/8 × 6 5/8 in. (20.6 × 16.8 cm) Sheet: 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.2 × 20.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2018.12.87
Not on view
DescriptionVintage print.
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Provenance 2018: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling.
Markings No markings noted.
Signature Signed "Bill Owens" on verso at lower right in pencil.
Inscribed "V0464 / 2500" on verso at upper left in pencil; "12 [underlined]" on verso at center left in black pen; "w-827" on verso at center in black marker; "[copyright symbol] BILL OWENS/JEROBOAM, INC." on verso at center in black ink; "USE W/JEROBOAM CREDIT" on verso at lower center in black pen; "BO165-9/82" on verso at lower left in red pen; "INDUSTRY" on verso at lower center in black ink.
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Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2019.18.76
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Date: 1974-76
Medium: Gelatin silver print
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Medium: Gelatin silver print
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Medium: Gelatin silver print
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Medium: Gelatin silver print
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Medium: Gelatin silver print
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Medium: Gelatin silver print
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Bill Owens
Date: 1974-76
Medium: Gelatin silver print
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Date: 1974-76
Medium: Gelatin silver print
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