Bubley, Esther
American (1921-1998)

TITLE ON OBJECT: Entomology Laboratory Assistant Sprays Insecticide into a Fly Chamber. Bayway Refinery, Linden, New Jersey

ca. 1944
gelatin silver print
34.1 x 26.1 cm.
Gift of Standard Oil Company, New Jersey
GEH NEG: 38587
80:0536:0010

OLD GEH NUMBER: 1276-99
NON-GEH NUMBER: 14245

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
This image was part of GEH's submission to Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO) in 1999.//
Mulligan, Therese & Wooters, David. --Photography from 1839 to today: George Eastman House, Rochester, NY.-- Cologne: Taschen, 1999. p. 607.//

EXHIBITION HISTORY:
"Professional Visions: Photos from the Archives of ASMP", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - South Gallery, January 25 - February 26, 1989. (Traveled).//
"Inside Out: 50 Years of Collecting", US, NY, Rochester April 24, 1999 - March 12, 2000.//

INSCRIPTION: verso-(rubberstamp) "Please Credit Standard Oil Co. (N.J.) Photo by Parks [sic]" "Please return unused photos to: Standard Oil Co Co. (N.J.) Public Relations Dept. 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York,20, New York" (in pencil) "14245" (typed caption) "Parks, Gordon [sic] 14245 Entomology laboratory assistant sprays insecticide into a fly chamber. Bayway Refinery, Linden, New Jersey."

NOTES: Catalogued 10/88, DZ. Formerly attributed to Gordon Parks, it was discovered that the image was taken by Esther Bubley. The information was provided by the Estate of Esther Bubley, substantiated by Sally Forbes, Photo Librarian for Roy Stryker at Standard Oil. [4/99]

SUBJECT: people, at work