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"Oil worker in Balakhani. Baku's oldest oil field. Baku, Azerbaijan, 2015"
"Oil worker in Balakhani. Baku's oldest oil field. Baku, Azerbaijan, 2015"
Object Number 2019.5.1.14
Display Title "Oil worker in Balakhani. Baku's oldest oil field. Baku, Azerbaijan, 2015"
Descriptions
Classification
  • Photographic
Department Photographic
Date 2015
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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