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Type Title Date Coordinates Originating Location Description
Artifact
A photo of five International Drillers wearing white shirts, around a table with patterned tablecloth. There is a set of glasses on the table. There is a servant standing behind a plant against a white wall.
International Drillers at Table
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 2° 59' 59.251" S
Longitude: 104° 49' 24.618" E
Asia
  • Five unidentified International Drillers are seated and standing at a table. A servant is standing in the background.
  • The drillers are wearing traditional clothing from Sumatra. 
Artifact
An International Driller wearing a hat and white suit in a rickshaw with two wheels being pulled by a local man. The man has a wide straw hat and a piece of fabric around his shoulders. The canopy of the rickshaw is closed. They are in front of trees.
Riding in a Rickshaw
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 2° 59' 59.251" S
Longitude: 104° 49' 24.618" E
Asia
  • International Driller Ed Balls is posed in a rickshaw being pulled by a local man in Sumatra. 
Artifact
A photo of a group of men wearing white shirts. Seven are standing with their arms crossed. Five are sitting cross-legged with a ball on a stand in front of them.
Soccer Team, Sumatra
1922
Latitude: 2° 59' 59.251" S
Longitude: 104° 49' 24.618" E
Asia
  • A soccer team of International Drillers in Sumatra. 
Artifact
A photo of a group of men wearing matching shirts with black on one side and light on the other. Eight are standing with their arms crossed. Four are sitting cross-legged with a ball on a stand in front of them.
Soccer Team, Sumatra
1922
Latitude: 2° 59' 59.251" S
Longitude: 104° 49' 24.618" E
Asia
  • A soccer team of International Drillers in Sumatra. 
Artifact
A photo of a group of workers in front of an oil rig covered in thatching. There are two oxen. One is attached to a cart with a piece of casing on it. There is a piece of casing hanging above the other ox, too.
Transporting 10-inch Pipe in Sumatra
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 2° 59' 59.251" S
Longitude: 104° 49' 24.618" E
Asia
  • A group of local Indonesian workers pose with three oxen which are used to pull 10-inch casing to the site of the drilling rigs. 
  • A thatched drilling rig is seen in the background. 
Artifact
A photo of a group of people around a long table covered with a tablecloth, dishes, and food, underneath a tree with a building in behind. There are benches on either side.
Wedding Feast
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 2° 59' 59.251" S
Longitude: 104° 49' 24.618" E
Asia
  • An unknown International Driller (centre, dressed in a white suit and pith helmet) stands amongst a group of local Indonesians during a wedding. 
  • A long table is set in preparation for the wedding feast. 
Artifact
A group of men standing in front of a wooden oil rig. There is a ladder on the front side of the rig. The machinery beside the rig has a metal sheet roof over it.
Oil Rig in Sumatra
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 2° 59' 59.251" S
Longitude: 104° 49' 24.618" E
Asia
  • A group of International Drillers, dressed in white shirts and pith helmets, stand in front of an oil drilling rig along with local crew members in Palembang, Sumatra. 
Artifact
A group of camels with sacks on their backs, along with a few people, walking along a dirt road. There is a stone wall in the background.
Camels Carrying Goods
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 2° 59' 59.251" S
Longitude: 104° 49' 24.618" E
Asia
  • Camels loaded with goods, as well as one donkey, travel near Palembang, Sumatra. 
Artifact
Two International Drillers standing behind six seated labourers inside of an oil rig. There are metal and wood beams around them.
Mike Burns, Jay Zimmer, and Crew
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 1° 16' 20.021" S
Longitude: 116° 50' 40.276" E
Asia
  • Mike Burns and Jay Zimmer (back) along with six of their crew members, posed inside a drilling rig. 
  • This photo was likely taken in Borneo as Burns and Zimmer both worked there. 
Artifact
Six men on a boat in a narrow river. There are two men on a dock with a pile of casing beside them on the shore. A group of men stands behind the basing in front of three buildings. There are trees in the background.
Unloading Pipes
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 1° 10' 6.226" S
Longitude: 116° 50' 13.452" E
Asia
  • Two International Drillers stand on top of a boat used to transport equipment along the river to the location of an oil drilling rig. 
  • A pile of casing sits unloaded on the shore. 
Artifact
Two men in white shirts, hats, and dark pants. They are holding rifles. There is a small dog at the foot of the man on the right. They are standing in front of a wall of vegetation.
Men with Rifles in Borneo
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 1° 9' 34.747" S
Longitude: 116° 50' 18.798" E
Asia
  • Two International Drillers standing in the jungle of Borneo and carrying rifles. Both men are wearing pith helmets, which were traditionally worn by the International Drillers to shelter them from the hot sun. 
Artifact
A photo of W.B.C. Isbister in a white suit and his dog standing on a plank path in front of a thatched oil rig. His crew stands to the left on a pile of casing.
W.B.C. Isbister and his crew
1900 to 1920
Latitude: 3° 16' 0.865" N
Longitude: 117° 38' 11.738" E
Asia
  • International Driller W.B.C. Isbister and his dog, along with his crew members, stand in front of an oil rig in Tarakan, Indonesia. 
  • The rig has been thatched to shade the equipment and workers from the hot sun. 
Artifact
A group of people standing in front of an open wooden structure with a metal roof that has three peaks. There is a car and horse on either side of the group.
Drillers at #2 Godown, Miri (Malaysia)
1922
Latitude: 4° 23' 27.539" N
Longitude: 113° 59' 33.317" E
Asia
  • A group of International Drillers standing outside oil well #2 Godown, near Miri, Sarawak (British Borneo, modern Malaysia). 
  • Many of the drillers are wearing the traditional white muslin suit and pith helmet. 
Artifact
A photo of six International Drillers standing inside an oil rig with metal siding. They are wearing shorts, high socks, and white t-shirts.
International Drillers in Sarawak (Malaysia)
1922
Latitude: 4° 23' 26.441" N
Longitude: 113° 59' 44.966" E
Asia
  • A group of six International Drillers standing inside an oil rig. 
  • All of the men are wearing dark-coloured shorts, white shirts and hats. Their clothing is quite dirty. 
  • The man on the left is holding onto the cable which is connected to the drill bit. 
Artifact
A panoramic photo of an oil field. Several derricks are spread across the landscape and there are clusters of buildings with a large white building at the front.
Oil Field, Miri, Sarawak (Malaysia)
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 4° 23' 28.216" N
Longitude: 113° 59' 46.961" E
Asia
  • Panoramic shot of an oil field made up of four individual photos pasted together. 
  • The oil field is unidentified, but is most likely the field near Miri, Sarawak (British Borneo, modern Malaysia). 
Artifact
An International Driller wearing a white suit and holding a pith helmet. He is sitting with a group of Dayak men who have a piece of fabric wrapped around their waists. Three of the Dayak men are holding rifles.
International Driller and Dayak Men
1919 to 1923
Latitude: 4° 24' 16.967" N
Longitude: 113° 59' 7.109" E
Asia
  • International Driller Stickle along with eight Dayak men standing on the beach in British Borneo (modern Malaysia). 
  • Three Dayak men are holding guns while the driller is wearing the traditional white muslin suit and pith helmet. 
Artifact
A photo of eight men standing behind a pile of casing and in front of an oil rig that is covered in metal sheeting.
Stuart Nisbet and Workers
1919 to 1923
Latitude: 4° 25' 18.332" N
Longitude: 114° 1' 11.057" E
Asia
  • Stuart Nisbet (left) standing with his group of workers in front of oil well #23 at Pujut, Sarawak (British Borneo, modern Malaysia). 
  • A large pile of casing sits in the foreground of the picture. 
Artifact
A panoramic photo of a field full of oil rigs. There are a few buildings and storage tanks among the rigs. A line of bushes runs along the foreground.
View of Miri, Sarawak (Malaysia)
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 4° 23' 24.043" N
Longitude: 113° 58' 51.748" E
Asia
  • Panoramic shot of an oil field near Miri, Sarawak (British Borneo, modern Malaysia) showing many oil derricks near the shore. 
  • Several small buildings are scattered amongst the oil derricks. 
  • Oil storage tanks can also be seen next to some of the derricks. 
Artifact
A panoramic photo of a town with buildings along a coast line. Water can be seen in the background. There are oil derricks on the left and right.
View of Miri, Sarawak (Malaysia)
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 4° 23' 25.699" N
Longitude: 113° 59' 5.348" E
Asia
  • Panoramic shot of the town of Miri Sarawak (British Borneo, modern Malaysia), showing houses along the coast line. Water can be seen off in the distance. 
  • Several oil derricks can be seen at the left and right edges of the photo. 
Artifact
A photo of three men wearing white, standing in the jungle. The man on the left is facing away and is wearing a hat.
Jungles of Borneo
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 0° 56' 12.174" S
Longitude: 116° 32' 32.626" E
Asia
  • Three unknown men, likely International Drillers, stand in the jungles of Borneo. 
  • The man on the left is carrying a water canteen and a walking cane is looped to his belt. 

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