Description: An original press photograph from the archives of the venerable 150 year-old Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Type & Size: A 10x8" 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.An intense oil fire is captured in Kuwait, with massive flames and smoke rising from a burning well. This dramatic scene is part of a significant environmental disaster involving numerous oil wells set ablaze during the Gulf War in 1991, one of which is depicted here.During the Gulf War, retreating Iraqi forces set fire to over 600 oil wells in Kuwait, leading to a catastrophic environmental and economic crisis. These fires burned for months, causing vast amounts of air pollution and severe ecological damage, impacting regional and global climates.Text present on photo:An oil well burns in Kuwait, where nearly 200 of the estimated 600 to 700 wells, storage tanks, and refineries first ignited by Iraqi troops have been capped. (MUST CREDIT: Los Angeles Times Photo by Patrick Downs) Illustrates GULF-OILFIRES (category i), by Michael Parrish (Times). Moved Monday, July 8. (c) 1991, Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES TIMES – WASHINGTON POST NEWS SERVICE Times Mirror Square / Los Angeles, California 90053 / Telephone (213) 237-7832- - - 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: 37 USD
Location: Carlsbad, California
End Time: 2025-01-30T15:41:09.000Z
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Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Photograph
Subject: Gulf War,environment,disaster,explosion,pollution,smoke
Theme: conflicts & wars,disasters,environmental,politics
Featured Person/Artist: none
Production Technique: Gelatin-Silver Print
Year of Production: 1991
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Size: 10x8 inches
Time Period Manufactured: 1990-1999
Number of Photographs: 1
Antique: No
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Vintage: Yes
Framing: Unframed
