Roughneck - College Station, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 30° 37.148 W 096° 20.359
14R E 755052 N 3390411
A male oil field worker, known as a roughneck, is depicted operating a twenty-foot tall oil drill
Waymark Code: WMYFM8
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/10/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
Views: 1

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The man stands back and guides a long chain around the drill stem. Rig tongs are clamped to the drill stem, and beside him are a drill bit and chain logs. The sculpture is installed on an octagonal black granite base

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Roughneck

Figure Type: Human

Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Rosie Sandifer Alford

Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1991

Materials used: Bronze on a granite base

Location: Texas A&M Campus

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