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Artifact

International Drillers in Mesopotamia (Iraq)

Description

  • Three International Drillers stand next to an oil derrick at "Maidan-i-Bibean". 
  • Pictured centre is Ernest Kells. 

Background Information

  • Part of a photograph collection belonging to Ernest Kells who worked in Persia (modern Iran) in the 1920s. 

Map Location

Latitude: 34° 22' 29.719" N
Longitude: 45° 22' 57.846" E

Date

ca. 1922

Dimensions

inches
Length:
4.2
Height:
2.6

Events, Places, People

  • Ernest Kells

Originating Location

Asia›Iraq

Subject

  • Three International Drillers wearing work clothes and hats, standing in front of an oil derrick with a roof made from metal sheeting. There are dirt hills in the background.

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