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Type Title Date Coordinates Originating Location Description
Artifact
A pair of light brown flat thong sandals. Rice straw has been woven together to create the bed of the shoes and a piece of brown material forms the thong. It is attached to the front in the centre and two-thirds of the way back to both sides.
Japanese Zori
1879 to 1902
Latitude: 35° 27' 37.483" N
Longitude: 139° 34' 52.108" E
Asia
  • A pair of flat thong sandals made from rice straw, also known as zori. 
  • Brown material-wrapped rope forms the thong. 
Artifact
The front of a pair of stilted thong shoes. The wood is dark brown and the grain of the wood is visible. The thong material is brown and was attached to the shoe through three holes (one at the front and two in the middle of the shoes).
Japanese Geta Footwear
1879 to 1902
Latitude: 35° 27' 37.483" N
Longitude: 139° 34' 52.108" E
Asia
  • Pair of stilted wooden thong-type shoes, called geta. 
  • Brown fabric-wrapped rope forms the thong. 
  • A flat board is attached to two supporting pieces. 
Artifact
The front of a wooden comb with Japanese characters on the shaft. The teeth are perpendicular to the shaft and are the same brown colour. There is a wider piece of dark brown material at each end.
Hair Comb
1889 to 1902
Latitude: 35° 27' 37.483" N
Longitude: 139° 34' 52.108" E
Asia
  • Hair comb made from light-coloured wood
  • Has small, very thin pieces of wood for the teeth
  • The teeth are inserted through a central piece of wood. 
  • Japanese writing on the central piece, in black and red print
Artifact
The top of a black box decorated with a gold flower and a metal bird. There are Japanese characters in the bottom left-hand corner beside the flower.
Wooden Box
1902
Latitude: 35° 27' 37.483" N
Longitude: 139° 34' 52.108" E
Asia
  • Hinged wooden box with lid
  • Box is painted black with a flowering tree painted in gold and Japanese writing on the lid. 
  • A black and gold, metal bird is attached next to the tree. 
Story Robert Rawlings 1866 to 1948 Latitude: 2° 59' 40.736" S
Longitude: 104° 49' 9.476" E
Sumatra

When Robert Rawlings left for Sumatra in 1890 to work for the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, he was already an experienced driller and manager, skills which would be necessary in the remote jungles of South East Asia.
Drilling Techniques Moving Oil: The Pipelines Arrive 1874 Latitude: 42° 53' 38.947" N
Longitude: 82° 8' 39.991" W

The oil boom that ignited the modern oil industry occurred in Oil Springs between 1858 and 1865. Petrolia had a slow start but the King Well of 1866 kickstarted an enormous oil boom that stretched into the early 1900s.
Drilling Techniques Moving Oil: The Railway Years 1881 to 1960 Latitude: 42° 46' 17.249" N
Longitude: 82° 7' 10.956" W

From 1858 onwards, the oil producers of Oil Springs transported their crude to the Great Western railhead in Wyoming. It was then shipped and refined in London and Hamilton.
Drilling Techniques Moving Oil: The Horse and Wagon Days 1857 Latitude: 42° 46' 22.634" N
Longitude: 82° 7' 10.855" W

Transporting oil has never been easy and though methods have evolved since Oil Springs’ first oil in 1858, problems continue in Canada to this day.
Artifact
A photo of a thatched bungalow. There is a group of people outside the house, and two of the men are in uniform. There are trees on either side of the photo.
Bungalow in Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar)
1914 to 1926
Latitude: 16° 47' 4.351" N
Longitude: 96° 8' 51.133" E
Asia
  • A group standing in front of a bungalow in Rangoon, Burma (modern Yangon, Myanmar). 
Artifact
Six International Drillers wearing white inside a temple with five young boys and a monk. There are three pillars running from the floor to the ceiling and three statues in the background.
Burmese Temple Visit
1914 to 1926
Latitude: 16° 47' 4.351" N
Longitude: 96° 8' 51.133" E
Asia
  • A group of International Drillers visiting a temple in Burma (modern Myanmar). 
  • Humphrey Tracy is dressed in white, fourth from the left. 
Artifact
Two cars on a road. There is a fence to the left as well as three palm trees. There are more trees in the background.
Road from Puerto Cabello to Valencia, Venezuela
1925
Latitude: 10° 18' 43.164" N
Longitude: 68° 5' 17.596" W
South America
  • The road from Puerto Cabello to Valencia in Venezuela, in 1925. 
Artifact
A photo of three patterned rugs on the ground. Five International Drillers are sitting in chairs and two are sitting on the ground. There are bushes behind them.
Persian Rugs
1908 to 1914
Latitude: 31° 56' 13.823" N
Longitude: 49° 18' 5.335" E
Asia
  • A group of men at one of the oil camps are sitting on the Persian rugs which belonged to Humphrey Tracy. 
  • The man sitting cross-legged on the rug to the right is probably Humphrey Tracy. 
  • Photograph was likely taken in Persia (modern Iran). 
Artifact
A photo of a road stretching through a desert, with hills in the background. There is a building in the middle of the photo.
Desert View
1908 to 1914
Latitude: 31° 56' 13.823" N
Longitude: 49° 18' 5.335" E
Asia
  • A far-off view of the desert plain surrounding the concrete bungalow, possibly near the Masjid-i-Sulaiman oil fields, in Persia (modern Iran). 
Artifact
A photo of a camel with tow humps being led by a boy and pulling an oil boiler on a cart with two wheels. There are buildings and a hill in the background.
Camel-Drawn Oil Boiler
1908 to 1914
Latitude: 31° 56' 13.823" N
Longitude: 49° 18' 5.335" E
Asia
  • A camel pulling a boiler to an oil rig in Persia (modern Iran). 
Artifact
A photo of a bungalow with a flat roof and seven arches at its front. There are a group of people and a horse standing in front of it, and hills behind it.
Desert Bungalow
1908 to 1914
Latitude: 31° 56' 13.823" N
Longitude: 49° 18' 5.335" E
Asia
  • Concrete bungalow in the desert, likely part of the camp at Masjid-i-Sulaiman, in Persia (modern Iran). 
Artifact
A photo of three white tents in the desert with two black tents behind. There are several people around the tents and one riding a donkey in the foreground.
Desert Tents
1908 to 1914
Latitude: 31° 56' 13.823" N
Longitude: 49° 18' 5.335" E
Asia
  • Tennts set up in the desert, most likely to service the oil field at Masjid-i-Sulaiman, in Persia (modern Iran). 
Artifact
A photo of a group of men wearing work clothes stand at the base of a metal oil rig. There is a piece of cloth covering the left side of the rig. The ground is bare and there are hills in the background.
Oil Rig in Persia (Iran)
1915 to 1926
Latitude: 31° 56' 13.823" N
Longitude: 49° 18' 5.335" E
Asia
  • Oil rig and crew working under Humphrey Tracy in Persia (modern Iran). 
Artifact
A photo of a covered oil rig set on stilts. There are trees in the background.
Elmene Rig, Burma (Myanmar)
1915 to 1926
Latitude: 20° 34' 21.533" N
Longitude: 94° 38' 58.952" E
Asia
  • The oil rig at Elmene in Burma (modern Myanmar) where Humphrey Tracy worked. 
Artifact
A photo of a covered oil rig. There is a group of men in front of it. There is casing in the foreground and trees in the background.
Kyetyobin Well #1, Burma (Myanmar)
1915 to 1926
Latitude: 20° 34' 21.533" N
Longitude: 94° 38' 58.952" E
Asia
  • Kyetyobin Well #1 of Union Oil, situated about 40 miles from the nearest post office in Salin, Myanmar. 
Artifact
A photo of seven women and four children standing in front of a thatched building. The women are wearing skirts and white shirts.
Workers' Wives
1915 to 1926
Latitude: 16° 47' 4.351" N
Longitude: 96° 8' 51.133" E
Asia
  • Wives of the local labourers in Myanmar. 

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