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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

  • A woman and man sitting with three children between them. They are wearing dark clothing except for the youngest child in the middle who is wearing white. There is a mantle behind them and a fur rug at their feet.

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