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Type Title Date Coordinates Originating Location Description
Artifact
A photo of an old woman sitting on a wooden box with her legs crossed. A younger woman sits on the floor made of wooden boards beside her. There is a screen behind them with trees on it.
Mother and Daughter, Borneo
1889 to 1902
Latitude: 1° 15' 28.912" S
Longitude: 116° 49' 49.022" E
Asia
  • An older woman seated on a wooden box next to a younger woman kneeling on the floor.
Artifact
A photo of a group of school children with four adults in the back row. They are underneath a tree with large leaves and there are trees behind them.
Sumatran School Children
1889 to 1902
Latitude: 2° 59' 40.736" S
Longitude: 104° 49' 9.476" E
Asia
  • A group of local school children, along with four adults standing at the back, posing in the Sumatran jungle. 
Artifact
A photo of oil gushing out of a narrow pipe in a clearing. There are trees in the background.
Flowing Oil Well, Sumatra
1889 to 1902
Latitude: 2° 59' 40.736" S
Longitude: 104° 49' 9.476" E
Asia
  • Oil flowing from a well in the Sumatran jungle. 
Artifact
A photo of a bungalow with a thatched roof, floating on a raft. There is a group of people on the deck and trees in the background.
Floating Bungalow in Borneo
1889 to 1902
Latitude: 1° 15' 28.912" S
Longitude: 116° 49' 49.022" E
Asia
  • Three International Drillers, dressed in white suits, are gathered on the verandah of a bungalow. A staff of local Indonesians stands under the overhang. 
  • The bungalow was built to float at the edge of the river. Residents used boats for transportation. 
Artifact
A man balancing a pole across his shoulders, with a wooden table on either side. A man is standing behind him. There is a picket fence and a couple of trees in the background.
Sumatran Vendor
1889 to 1902
Latitude: 2° 59' 59.251" S
Longitude: 104° 49' 24.618" E
Asia
  • A man carrying two tables balanced on either end of a pole which is balanced across his shoulders. A group of people are watching in the background, sitting near a fence. 
  • The man is most likely a vendor of some sort and is carrying his goods. 
Artifact
A photo of two workers stand in front of a well with a thatched roof over top of it. There is a log in the foreground and trees in the background.
Oil Well in Sumatran Jungle
1889 to 1902
Latitude: 2° 59' 40.736" S
Longitude: 104° 49' 9.476" E
Asia
  • A couple of workers standing in front of a flowing oil well in the Sumatra jungle. 
  • A rough overhang has been built over the equipment to provide shade. 
Artifact
A photo of a woman standing on a platform with two children. She is holding a long pole and there is a basket on either side of her. There are bushes in the background.
Stamping Hulls Off Rice
1889 to 1902
Latitude: 2° 59' 40.736" S
Longitude: 104° 49' 9.476" E
Asia
  • Malay woman (from Sumatra) stamping the hulls off of rice, accompanied by two children. 
Artifact
A photo of three girls holding fans, dressed in Japanese clothing. One is standing and the other two are sitting on a wooden bench. There is a reed mat against the wall and an illustrated scene of waves behind them.
Japanese Girls in Yokohama
1889 to 1902
Latitude: 35° 27' 37.483" N
Longitude: 139° 34' 52.108" E
Asia
  • Three Japanese girls in Yokohama, Japan, two of whom are holding rigid fans and the third is clasping a bag. 
Artifact
A photo of three small structures sided with reeds on a raft close to the shore of a river. There are people standing on the raft. There is a small boat to the left and reeds and a tree to the right.
River Scene, Sumatra
1889 to 1902
Latitude: 2° 59' 40.736" S
Longitude: 104° 49' 9.476" E
Asia
  • A river scene in Sumatra showing the floating homes in which the native Indonesians lived.

  • Indonesian perahu, or canoes, are used as transportation. 
Artifact
A photo of two girls dressed in Japanese clothing, sitting on folded mats. There is a dark box sitting open between them. There is a wall with matting behind them.
Japanese Girls
1889 to 1902
Latitude: 35° 27' 37.483" N
Longitude: 139° 34' 52.108" E
Asia
  • Two Japanese girls dressed in traditional clothing, kneeling on the floor. 
Artifact
smoking a long pipe.
Cook and Workers
1889 to 1902
Latitude: 2° 59' 40.736" S
Longitude: 104° 49' 9.476" E
Asia
  • Cook (centre) and two labourers (right and left) who likely worked with Robert Rawlings. 
  • The man on the right is smoking an opium and tobacco pipe. 
Artifact
A photo of a building with a two-tiered roof with corners curling up. There are white pillars around the porch of the building and a white tower with two decks on it to the left.
Mosque in Sumatra
1889 to 1902
Latitude: 2° 59' 59.251" S
Longitude: 104° 49' 24.618" E
Asia
  • Mohammedan mosque in Palembang, Sumatra.
Artifact
Three people standing outside of a house. There are trees to the sides and plants on the veranda. There is a dark picket fence at the top of a steep wall that leads down to a moat.
Officers House
1889 to 1902
Latitude: 2° 59' 59.251" S
Longitude: 104° 49' 24.618" E
Asia
  • Three people standing on the porch of an Officer's house at a fort in Palembang, Sumatra. 

  • The cement wall in the foreground forms part of a moat. 
Artifact
A photo of twelve men standing on the top of a submarine that is above water. It has "R-3" written on it. There is a small boat in behind it and hills in the background.
Peruvian Submarine
1923 to 1949
Latitude: 4° 34' 14.984" S
Longitude: 81° 16' 38.093" W
South America
  • A Peruvian submarine on a visiting trip in the harbour at Talara, Peru. 
Artifact
A photo of a crowd of people looking at three rows of uniformed men, in front of a large building. A young child is looking at the camera and is standing in front of the second row of uniformed men.
Celebration in Peru
1927
Latitude: 4° 39' 11.394" S
Longitude: 81° 18' 18.493" W
South America
  • A celebration for the natives in Talara, Peru with the Boy Scouts present. 
  • Standing in front of the group of scouts is Margaret (possibly a daughter of Gerald Currie). 
Artifact
A photo of a crowd of people watching a group of men in uniform. There is a large building with three main doors in behind, as well as a car at the base of a set of steps.
Celebration in Peru
1927
Latitude: 4° 39' 11.394" S
Longitude: 81° 18' 18.493" W
South America
  • A celebration in Peru with the Boy Scouts present. 
  • The building in the background is marked as "a good view of our new Picture show". 
  • The car at the base of the steps is marked "the Manager's Buick car". 
Artifact
A photo of two men in uniform standing on a hill that leads down to a harbour where three large boats are docked. There are hills in the background.
Harbour at Talara, Peru
1923 to 1949
Latitude: 4° 34' 19.963" S
Longitude: 81° 16' 29.766" W
South America
  • View of the harbour at Talara, Peru. 
  • On the far left, behind the two police officers, is "Dunlop's House".
  • The ship to the right of the police officers is marked "Sunday boat in". 
Artifact
A photo of a ship with two masts and two smoke stacks, anchored in the water. There is a smaller boat just off to the left. There are people getting into small boats at the base of the large boat.
S.S. Santa Barbara in Peru
1923 to 1949
Latitude: 4° 34' 9.473" S
Longitude: 81° 17' 25.548" W
South America
  • S.S. Santa Barbara (centre) with a few other smaller, masted boats in the harbour at Talara, Peru. A staircase leads passengers off the S.S. Santa Barbara onto a small boat. 
Artifact
A photo of an oil refinery. There is a dark storage tank with stairs leading to the top on the right. There are buildings with pipes running between them in the middle and a group of light-coloured storage tanks at the back. There are hills in the background.
Refinery in Peru
1926 to 1949
Latitude: 4° 34' 58.706" S
Longitude: 81° 17' 0.409" W
South America
  • Overall view of the refinery stills and oil storage tanks at Talara, Peru. 
Artifact
A photo of a dirt road with a wooden sidewalk running beside it. There is a group of people near a car parked on the side. There are single-story buildings on either side and hills in the background.
Street in Talara, Peru
1923 to 1949
Latitude: 4° 34' 43.025" S
Longitude: 81° 16' 20.95" W
South America
  • A street-scene in Talara, Peru showing shops and houses, with a few people gathered on the sidewalk. 

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