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Type Title Date Coordinates Originating Location Description
Artifact
A photo of a concrete bungalow on a hill in the desert. There are two wings coming off of the centre part, each with two open arches. There are three arches in the middle section.
Desert Bungalow
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 23° 45' 36.425" N
Longitude: 49° 13' 39.799" E
Asia
  • A concrete bungalow where the International Drillers lived and work in the desert in Saudi Arabia. 
Artifact
A photo of four men standing in front of a stone wall with arches in it. Two of them using a saw to cut a piece of wood that has been propped up in a wooden frame.
Cutting Wood
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 23° 45' 36.425" N
Longitude: 49° 13' 39.799" E
Asia
  • A group of four men work to cut lumber in Saudi Arabia. 
Artifact
A photo of a man carrying a large sack beside a grey donkey. The man is holding a cane and the donkey has a wooden frame on its back, holding a bundle. They are in front of a stone building.
Man and Donkey
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 23° 45' 36.425" N
Longitude: 49° 13' 39.799" E
Asia
  • A man carrying a water skin or bundle of goods standing next to a donkey loaded with packs in Saudi Arabia. 
Story Eldon Fournie 1901 to 1984 Latitude: 4° 34' 58.112" S
Longitude: 81° 16' 44.238" W
Peru

Around 1918, Eldon Fournie was working as a labourer and plumber at the Imperial Theatre in Sarnia when he was approached by a man who offered him a job with Imperial Oil's subsidiary, the International Petroleum Company, which was operating in South America.
Story J.W. Crosbie 1849 to 1899 Latitude: 19° 58' 8.587" N
Longitude: 93° 5' 58.391" E
Myanmar

J.W. Crosbie, originally from the Ottawa region, moved to Petrolia in 1868 after a brief period working in the United States.
Story J.E. Crosbie 1861 to 1938 Latitude: 0° 34' 29.202" S
Longitude: 101° 47' 21.405" E
Sumatra

John Egerton Crosbie was born and raised in Petrolia where he learned the Canadian pole-tool drilling method from his uncle,

Artifact
A photo of seven International Drillers around a table indoors with a white tablecloth. They are wearing white and four are sitting on wicker chairs. There is a jar, and a pipe, as well as a dog sitting on the table.
International Drillers at Table
1920
Latitude: 1° 16' 23.898" S
Longitude: 116° 49' 45.314" E
Asia
  • A group of seven International Drillers posed around a table, likely in Borneo. A dog sits on top of the table. 
  • Albert Haley is on the far left, petting the dog. 
Artifact
A photo of seven International Drillers around a table indoors with a white tablecloth. They are wearing white and four are sitting on wicker chairs. There is a cup, a pipe, and a bottle on the table.
International Drillers at Table
1920
Latitude: 1° 16' 23.898" S
Longitude: 116° 49' 45.314" E
Asia
  • Seven International Drillers posed for a group photo at a table, likely in Borneo. 
  • Harry Brown is standing in the centre. Albert Haley is standing on the left. 
Artifact
A photo of a boy walking down a road towards an oil derrick covered in thatching. There is a large crowd underneath the derrick. The area beside the road is empty and there are trees in the background.
First Well, Venezuela
1914
Latitude: 9° 48' 53.302" N
Longitude: 70° 55' 54.484" W
South America
  • A crowd is gathered beneath the oil derrick at the No. 1 Well in Venezuela. 
  • The well was begun in 1913 and began flowing with oil in August of 1914. 
Artifact
Four drillers stand under a thatched rig while a group of people look on.
First Well, Venezuela
1914
Latitude: 9° 48' 53.302" N
Longitude: 70° 55' 54.484" W
South America
  • A group of local people gathers at the site of the first oil well in Venezuela which was started in 1913 and produced oil in 1914. 

  • Four International Drillers stand under the thatched derrick.
Artifact
A photo of a group of people in front of a crumbling stone building. There is a giant archway on the left that rises three stories in the air. The wall on the left is carved with arches and pillars and there is a large triangular hole at the base.
Ruins of Ctesiphon, Iraq
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 33° 5' 37.09" N
Longitude: 44° 34' 51.816" E
Asia
  • A group of people visiting the ruins of Taq-i-Kisra, the 1500-year-old remains of the ancient city of Ctesiphon.
  • The arch was part of the imperial palace. 
Artifact
A photo of a group of men balancing baskets on their heads, walking along a stone road. Campbell stands toward the front with another man.
Cutting a Road Through the Desert
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 31° 56' 50.795" N
Longitude: 49° 12' 26.064" E
Asia
  • Workers, along with International Driller Campbell, work to cut a road through the rocky desert hills in Persia (modern Iran).
Artifact
A photo of Thomas Knapp in front of a painted background of trees. He is wearing white and is resting his hand on the back of a chair with a hat on the seat.
Thomas Knapp, Singapore
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 1° 17' 25.253" N
Longitude: 103° 50' 59.64" E
Asia
  • Studio photograph of International Driller Thomas Knapp, standing in a white muslin suit in front of a backdrop. 
Artifact
A photo of a man sitting in a two-wheeled rickshaw with the cover back. It is pulled by a local man wearing a straw hat. There is a painted background behind them, with pillars and trees.
International Driller in Rickshaw
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 5° 25' 4.519" N
Longitude: 100° 19' 40.289" E
Asia
  • Studio photograph of an unknown International Driller in a rickshaw being pulled by a local man. 
Artifact
A photo of Thomas Knapp. He is sitting in an arm chair with a plush seat and arm rests. He is holding a folded piece of paper and is wearing a dark suit with the top button of his jacket done up.
Thomas Knapp
1892
Latitude: 42° 52' 54.966" N
Longitude: 82° 8' 52.796" W
North America
  • Portrait of International Driller Thomas Knapp seated in an armchair holding a paper. 
Artifact
A photo of two men in front of a painted backdrop of trees. They are wearing white suits. There is a table beside the man sitting on the left, with books and flowers on it. The man on the right is wearing a white hat.
Drillers in Singapore
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 1° 18' 18.756" N
Longitude: 103° 51' 49.612" E
Asia
Artifact
A photo of two International Drillers in front of a painted backdrop. On is sitting and one is standing. They are holding white pith helmets and are wearing button-up shirts.
Thomas Knapp and John Brooks
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 1° 17' 55.255" N
Longitude: 103° 51' 20.772" E
Asia
Artifact
A photo of two elephants moving large logs. A man sits on top of each elephant and a third man is standing beside one of the logs. There are trees in the background.
Elephants Stacking Logs
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 16° 47' 4.351" N
Longitude: 96° 8' 51.133" E
Asia
  • Two men are riding elephants which are hauling logs over a muddy terrain in Rangoon, Burma (modern Yangon, Myanmar).
Artifact
A photo of a boat in the water at the end of a stone pier. There is a crane lifting a steam boiler onto the rocks, and a man walks on the edge of the pier watching the boiler.
Unloading a Boiler in Persia (Iran)
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 31° 33' 40.976" N
Longitude: 49° 11' 7.206" E
Asia
  • A group of local men are unloading boilers from a small boat onto a stone pier in Persia (Iran). 
Artifact
A photo of a group of men pulling a rope attached to a boiler down a stone pier that juts out into the water. There are four poles set up like a pyramid at the end of the pier.
Hauling Boiler Off The Pier
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 28° 21' 18.382" N
Longitude: 33° 4' 56.622" E
Africa
  • A large group of local men pull a long rope to haul a boiler along a stone pier in Egypt. 
  • The tripod sitting on the end of the pier was used to haul the boiler up from the boat. 

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