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Artifact

A Petrolea Driller and Hunter at Sumatra

Description

  • Postcard showing International Driller William McRae and several local men and children holding rifles and standing beside a dead elephant which has its trunk cut off.
  • Typed message on the back of the postcard reads: "Dear Fred: - Dottie has just arrived with a brand new line of snake stories. Am down in Shelbourne have charge of three drilling rigs for a time and expect to bring in dusters. Mac."
  • Addressed to F.W. Webb Esq., c/o/ Anglo-Saxon Oil Co. Miara. Sarawak. Borneo."

Background Information

  • William McRae drilled in the Dutch East Indies for 25 years, returning in 1915. 

Map Location

Latitude: 7° 16' 57.832" S
Longitude: 112° 47' 23.32" E

Date

February 19, 1921

Dimensions

inches
Length:
5.5
Height:
3.5

Events, Places, People

  • William McRae
  • Fred Webb
  • Sumatra, Indonesia
  • Sarawak, Malaysia

Subject

  • Front of postcard showing William McRae holding a rifle with a dead elephant and six local hunters.
  • Back of the postcard with a types message

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