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Artifact

On Board the Empress of Asia

Description

  • A group of International Drillers on board the Empress of Asia which sailed from Vancouver to the Philippines in March, 1917.
  • Standing, L-R: James Donald, Jay Zimmer, Will Andison, J.J. Brooks. 
  • Sitting, L-R: John Eablesham, Sam Naley, Harry Parks, Humphrey Tracy, George McCall, James Howse. 

Background Information

  • Part of a photograph collection belonging to Humphrey Tracy who spent 32 years as an International Driller in Burma (modern Myanmar), Sumatra, Persia (modern Iran), and South America. 

Map Location

Latitude: 20° 34' 21.533" N
Longitude: 94° 38' 58.952" E

Date

March 21, 1917

Dimensions

inches

Events, Places, People

  • Humphrey Tracy
  • Harry Parks

Subject

  • A photo of four International Drillers standing and six sitting in chairs on a boat deck. They are wearing dark suits and ties. They are in front of a wall that has five columns of rivets in it.

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