This photograph was taken as part of the Documerica project – a social and environmental photography project sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency during the 1970s.
Barren, Eroded Land Is A Result Of Oil Spill
- 5/1972
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This primary source comes from the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency.
National Archives Identifier: 545827
Full Citation: 412-DA-3340; Barren, Eroded Land Is A Result Of Oil Spill; 5/1972; DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency’s Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern, 1972–1977; Records of the Environmental Protection Agency, Record Group 412; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/barren-eroded-land-is-a-result-of-oil-spill/, May 27, 2026]
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