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Artifact

Cementing a Well in Burma

Description

  • Cementing a well at the Yenangyaung oil fields in Burma (modern Myanmar). 
  • Humphrey Tracy is bent over by the barrels. 

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° 28' 20.636" N
Longitude: 94° 52' 55.25" E

Date

1915-1926

Dimensions

inches

Events, Places, People

  • Humphrey Tracy
  • Yenangyaung, Myanmar

Originating Location

AsiaMyanmar

Subject