Workers cleaning shoreline after oil spill

Abstract/Description: The photograph displays workers cleaning the coast of Pinellas County after the oil spill in 1993. On August 10, 1993, three vessels, the freighter Balsa 37, the barge Ocean 255, and the barge Bouchard 155, collided near the entrance of Tampa Bay, Florida. The workers are wearing protective clothing and using equipment to remove the oil from the water and collect it in bags along the shore.
Subject(s): Oil spill cleanup
beaches
clean-up workers
St. Pete Beach, Pinellas, Florida
Title: Workers cleaning shoreline after oil spill .
Name(s): unknown, creator
, contributor
Physical Form: Photograph
Extent: 4 x 2 1/2 in.
Physical description: Archival TIFF; Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0; 800 dpi; 24 bit color;
Abstract/Description: The photograph displays workers cleaning the coast of Pinellas County after the oil spill in 1993. On August 10, 1993, three vessels, the freighter Balsa 37, the barge Ocean 255, and the barge Bouchard 155, collided near the entrance of Tampa Bay, Florida. The workers are wearing protective clothing and using equipment to remove the oil from the water and collect it in bags along the shore.
Identifier(s): Migrated From: 1p15989coll10/id/36 (uri)
Subject(s): Oil spill cleanup
beaches
clean-up workers
St. Pete Beach, Pinellas, Florida
Restrictions on Access: This photograph is available for scholarly and research use only. Ownership is retained by the Gulf Beaches Historical Museum. Permission for use must be given by the owner.
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