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Snakepit operator, Highway 66, Sayre, Oklahoma, 1972
Snakepit operator, Highway 66, Sayre, Oklahoma, 1972
Snakepit operator, Highway 66, Sayre, Oklahoma, 1972

Snakepit operator, Highway 66, Sayre, Oklahoma, 1972

Artist (American, born 1949)
DateNegative 1973, print 1972
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 × 12 in. (25.4 × 30.5 cm)
Support: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Steve Fitch, 2021
Object number2021.10.2
DescriptionMost of composition is filled with a large hand-painted sign advertising a reptile ranch. Man at center stands on a small strip of earth at the bottom edge of the composition, wearing a hat and a sports coat over striped overalls. His arms are extended forward to display the long snake he holds in his hands.
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