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Artifact

Officers House

Description

  • Three people standing on the porch of an Officer's house at a fort in Palembang, Sumatra. 

  • The cement wall in the foreground forms part of a moat. 

Background Information

  • Part of a photograph collection belonging to Robert Rawlings, who drilled for oil in Sumatra from 1890 until 1902.

Map Location

Latitude: 2° 59' 59.251" S
Longitude: 104° 49' 24.618" E

Date

1890-1902

Dimensions

inches
Length:
5.5
Height:
3.9

Events, Places, People

  • Robert Rawlings

  • Palembang, Sumatra

Originating Location

Asia›Indonesia›Sumatra

Subject

  • Three people standing outside of a house. There are trees to the sides and plants on the veranda. There is a dark picket fence at the top of a steep wall that leads down to a moat.

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