Guggenheim 342--Esso oil refinery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1955

This contact sheet, "Guggenheim 342--Esso oil refinery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana," is a 1955 photograph by Robert Frank. The image, which consists of a grid of smaller photographs taken during the same photo shoot, captures the industrial landscape of an oil refinery, showcasing Frank's distinctive photojournalistic style. The contact sheet, which gives a glimpse into the artist's creative process, offers a unique perspective on the vastness and complexity of modern industry. It is part of a series of images that would later be compiled in Frank's seminal book "The Americans," a landmark work of photography that captured the social and cultural realities of mid-20th-century America.