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Image Not Available for In the country there is still very little electricity, therefore keeping the petroleum lamps clean is a daily and important ritual.
In the country there is still very little electricity, therefore keeping the petroleum lamps clean is a daily and important ritual.
Image Not Available for In the country there is still very little electricity, therefore keeping the petroleum lamps clean is a daily and important ritual.

In the country there is still very little electricity, therefore keeping the petroleum lamps clean is a daily and important ritual.

Creator Presse-Photo
Date1930s
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 17.5 x 23.9 cm (6 7/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift, 2002
Object number2002/7216
LocationNot currently on display

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Image Not Available for Especially important are the combustible rocks such as coal and oil shale. Examples are examined under a heated microscope.
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