Description: An original press photograph from the archives of the venerable 150 year-old Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Type & Size: A 10.5x8" 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.Tugboats push the tanker Nausicca, loaded with nearly 1 million barrels of Iraqi oil, to the Mobile Oil refinery in Paulsboro, New Jersey. The ship is the first to arrive in the Delaware River port since President George H.W. Bush's oil embargo on Iraq following its invasion of Kuwait. This image, dated August 12, 1990, shows the vessel navigating the industrial waterfront, with storage tanks and refinery infrastructure visible in the background.The photograph captures a significant moment during the early 1990s Gulf Crisis when global oil trade was heavily impacted. The invasion of Kuwait by Iraq in August 1990 led to an international oil embargo, with strategic and economic implications worldwide. The arrival of the Nausicca in New Jersey reflects how embargoes influence oil distribution and maritime routes, evidencing the geopolitical tensions of the period.Text present on photo:13)(PX102)PAULSBORO, N.J., Aug.12--TANKER WITH IRAQI OIL DOCKS--Tugs push a tanker loaded with Iraqi oil to a Mobile Oil refinery in Paulsboro, N.J., Sunday. Officials said the ship, Nausicca, with nearly 1 million barrels of oil, is the first to arrive in the Delaware River port since President Bush's oil embargo on Iraq for its invasion of Kuwait. (AP LaserColor)(gpu 11802 stf George Widman) 1990 (EDS: Lower ship section red; topdeck green.) - - - 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: 33 USD
Location: Carlsbad, California
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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: tugboats, Gulf Crisis, marine transport, oil embargo, internatio
Theme: conflicts & wars, industrial, transportation, politics
Featured Person/Artist: none
Production Technique: Gelatin-Silver Print
Year of Production: 1990
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Size: 10.5x8 inches
Time Period Manufactured: 1990-1999
Number of Photographs: 1
Antique: No
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Vintage: Yes
Framing: Unframed
