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Artifact

Perkins Family in Petrolia

Description

Jenny and Jacob Perkins posing with their three children, Olive (white dress), Herbert (standing), and Cyrus Wilfred "Fred" (seated, centre), in Petrolia a year before their move to Galicia (modern Poland and Ukraine).

Background Information

International Driller Jacob Perkins moved with his family to Galicia (modern Poland and Ukraine) in 1887 to open the oil fields there.

Map Location

Latitude: 42° 52' 57.065" N
Longitude: 82° 8' 36.974" W

Date

1886

Dimensions

inches

Events, Places, People

Jacob Perkins
Petrolia, Ontario

Originating Location

North America›Canada›Ontario›Petrolia

Subject

Photograph

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