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"The oil fields of Ramana, owned and managed by SOCAR (State, Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic). Baku, Azerbaijan, 2010"
"The oil fields of Ramana, owned and managed by SOCAR (State, Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic). Baku, Azerbaijan, 2010"
Object Number 2019.5.1.13
Display Title "The oil fields of Ramana, owned and managed by SOCAR (State, Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic). Baku, Azerbaijan, 2010"
Descriptions
Classification
  • Photographic
Department Photographic
Date 2010
Artist Chloe Dewe Mathews (2010)
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Azerbaijan / Baku
Materials Digital
Quantity 1
Credit Line Robert Gardner Fellow

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