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Teapot Dome, the scandal itself

Natrona County, north of Casper, Wyoming · 1922

Teapot Dome, the scandal itself

The naval oil reserve under this sagebrush, named for the teapot-shaped rock on its edge, is what Interior Secretary Albert Fall secretly leased to an oilman friend for about $400,000 in bribes.

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