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Artifact

Oil Gusher in Singu, Myanmar

Description

  • Oil gushes from a rig in the Singu Oil Field, Burma (modern Myanmar). 

Background Information

  • Part of a photo album put together by William Gillespie, who drilled for oil in Burma (modern Myranmar) from 1913 to 1916. 

Map Location

Latitude: 22° 32' 56.99" N
Longitude: 95° 59' 32.633" E

Date

1913-1916

Dimensions

inches
Length:
8.3
Height:
10.8

Events, Places, People

  • William Gillespie

  • Myanmar

Originating Location

Asia›Myanmar

Subject

  • Three oil rigs on a hill. There is black oil gushing from the rig in the centre.

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