Shows the improved services and other benefits that oil brings to the backward territories. The financial and technical resources of foreign lands have tapped the liquid wealth hidden below the surface of the earth. In return a new prosperity and improved standard of living is being brought to the peoples of those formerly barren lands.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320739
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Oil industry - History
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Developing countries
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Developing countries
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Developing countries - Economic conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → International economic relations
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → International relations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)