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Artifact

Oil Refinery in Borneo

Description

  • Postcard showing an oil refinery in Borneo. 
  • Front of the postcard reads: "Groet uit Borneo.   Oostkust; Petroleumbronnen", which is Dutch for "Greetings from Borneo.  Eastcoast; Petroleum resources."

Background Information

  • Part of a postcard collection belonging to William Gillespie who worked in the Dutch East Indies (modern South East Asia) in the 1920s. 

Map Location

Latitude: 1° 16' 6.805" S
Longitude: 116° 49' 31.04" E

Date

1900-1930

Dimensions

inches
Length:
5.5
Height:
3.5

Events, Places, People

  • William Gillespie
  • Borneo

Originating Location

AsiaIndonesiaBorneo