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Artifact

Cementing A Well On Miri

Description

  • Photograph of Bloss Sutherland and George York directing a large group of local workers as they mix cement for a well in Miri, British Borneo (modern Sarawak, Malaysia).

Background Information

  • Bloss Sutherland drilled for oil in British Borneo (modern Sarawak, Malaysia) from 1920 to 1932. 
  • Part of a photograph collection belonging to Robert Rawlings.

Map Location

Latitude: 4° 23' 58.949" N
Longitude: 113° 59' 25.613" E

Date

1920-1932

Dimensions

inches
Length:
6.0
Height:
7.8

Events, Places, People

  • Bloss Sutherland
  • George York
  • Robert Rawlings
  • Miri, Sarawak

Originating Location

Asia›Malaysia›Sarawak

Subject

  • Bloss Sutherland and George York look on as a group of native workers stir cement in a metal barrel with sticks. There is another barrel beside them.

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