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Type Title Date Coordinates Originating Location Description
Artifact
Visa for Ecuador granted to Fred Webb. Visa is typed on plain paper with several stamps.
Visa to Ecuador
1925
Latitude: 2° 10' 12.36" S
Longitude: 79° 55' 31.004" W
South America
  • SIngle-entry visa for Ecuador, granted to Frederick Thomas Webb on April 4, 1925. 
  • According to the visa, Fred Webb was a married Englishman of forty-six years, and who worked as a mining engineer.
Artifact
Black and white contract for Frederick Webb to drill in Borneo. Contract is pre-printed with information filled in on a typewriter.
Batavian Oil Company Agreement
1908
Latitude: 42° 52' 57.065" N
Longitude: 82° 8' 36.974" W
  • Contract made between De Bataafsche Petroleum Maatschappij (also known as the Batavian Oil Company, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell) and Frederick T. Webb for a period of three years beginning on August 19, 1908 to drill for oil in Borneo. 
Artifact
Group photograph of foreign drillers in Borneo all wearing white suits. They are posed in front of a building on a set of steps.
International Drillers in Borneo 1907
1907
Latitude: 1° 16' 22.868" S
Longitude: 116° 51' 23.512" E
Asia
  • Group photograph of international drillers in Borneo (Indonesia) all wearing white suits. 
Artifact
Group photograph of foreign drillers in Borneo all wearing white suits. They are sitting or kneeling on a raised platform underneath a roofed structure.
International Drillers in Sarawak 1920
1920
Latitude: 4° 24' 2.646" N
Longitude: 113° 59' 58.366" E
Asia
  • Group of international drillers sitting under a shelter in British Borneo (modern Sarawak, Malaysia). 
Artifact
Fred Webb seating on the far left with his wife on the right and three children in the center.
Fred Webb and Family
1913
Latitude: 42° 52' 57.065" N
Longitude: 82° 8' 36.974" W
  • Family photograph of Fred Webb and his wife and three children
  • Front row: Frederick Webb, Lyla, Eliza "LIzzie" Lawry.
  • Back row: Gladys, James
Artifact
A colourful beaded necklace with leather fringe and hanging cowrie shells. The beads are blue, green, yellow, and red.
African Chief Necklace
1898 to 1931
Latitude: 30° 12' 54.421" N
Longitude: 31° 6' 11.797" E
Africa
  • Necklace of blue, red, green, and yellow beads strung together on blue thread
  • Leather fringe along one edge
  • Hanging cowrie shell fringe along opposite edge
Story Frederick Thomas Webb 1878 Latitude: 4° 23' 58.949" N
Longitude: 113° 59' 25.613" E
Borneo

Frederick Webb was a big man - a man renowned for his strength, both on the rugby fields of his home-town Petrolia and on the international drilling fields.
Artifact
A plain red leather cover on a record book.
Record Book
1916
Latitude: 31° 57' 44.82" N
Longitude: 49° 18' 38.243" E
Asia
  • Small, red leather record book belonging to D.C. Holmes.
  • Contains a few contacts and details the expenses and distances of his travel from Petrolia to Persia (modern Iran). 
Artifact
Grave marker for David Charles Holmes shaped like a cross on top of a three-stepped base.
Holmes Grave
1916
Latitude: 31° 57' 44.82" N
Longitude: 49° 18' 38.243" E
Europe
  • Photograph of the grave of David Charles Holmes in Persia (modern Iran). 
  • Marker consists of a stone cross on top of a three-stepped base. 
Artifact
Black and white business card for the Anglo-Persian Oil Company Ltd located in London at 24 Old Broad St. There is a hand-written addition at the top: "London Wall 3449" and a dotted line at the bottom for a signature.
Business Card
1916
Latitude: 51° 30' 50.911" N
Longitude: 0° 5' 10.302" W
Europe
  • Black and white business card for the Anglo-Persian Oil Company Ltd in London, England. 
Artifact
A portrait of Charles Holmes. He is clean-shaven and wearing a suit and tie. The photo is set into a light brown frame with a crest of a lion at the bottom and the inscription "G.B. Robson. Petrolia, Ont."
Charles Holmes
1887 to 1916
Latitude: 42° 52' 57.065" N
Longitude: 82° 8' 36.974" W
  • Portrait of Charles Holmes in an oval vignette 
  • By G.B. Robson, Petrolia. 
Story David "Charles" Holmes 1887 to 1916 Latitude: 31° 58' 22.566" N
Longitude: 49° 18' 55.544" E
Iran

David “Charles” Holmes was born in Petrolia and signed up to work for the Anglo Persian Oil Company in modern-day Iran in 1916.
Artifact
The cover of a book entitled "Egyptian Self-Taught". It is blue with a beige label on it for the bookstore it was purchased at.
Egyptian Self-Taught
1914
Latitude: 30° 3' 5.497" N
Longitude: 31° 14' 39.181" E
Africa
  • Blue-covered book entitled "Egyptian Self-Taught" by Capt. C.A. Thimm
  • Contents detail vocabulary, grammar, colloquial phrases and conversations, travel talk, special terms, and weights and measures. 
Artifact
The front of a rectangular leather pouch with a line border along the edge and flower buds on the front flap closure. There is a button keeping the case closed.
Leather Pouch
1870 to 1939
Latitude: 42° 52' 57.065" N
Longitude: 82° 8' 36.974" W
North America
  • Small rectangular, brown leather pouch
  • Pouch is closed by a top fold, secured by a button to the front. 
  • Etched lines decorate the perimeter of the pouch with simple flower buds on the flap. 
  • Back of the pouch has a belt loop. 
Artifact
The front of a small, brown, leather pouch with a button closure and folded top flap.
Leather Pouch
1870 to 1939
Latitude: 42° 52' 57.065" N
Longitude: 82° 8' 36.974" W
North America
  • Small leather pouch with a button closure on the front. 
  • Back of the pouch has a belt loop. 
Artifact
An open leather case with a metal latch on the front and removable organizers. There is a photo of a man in a suit along with scissors and other tools in the top part of the case. There is a belt across the bottom section.
Personal Travel Case
1898 to 1939
Latitude: 42° 52' 57.065" N
Longitude: 82° 8' 36.974" W
North America
  • Small leather personal travel case
  • Case opens on a centre fold and can be closed by a lockable latch. 
  • A belted strap secures the contents inside. 
  • The bottom of the case in divided into compartments. 
Drilling Techniques Canadian Pole-Tool Drilling Method 1859 Latitude: 42° 46' 21.954" N
Longitude: 82° 7' 13.771" W

Of all the innovations to come from Lambton County, the Canadian pole-tool drilling method possibly had the largest impact in oil fields around the world. The Canadian pole-tool drilling method was based upon a beautifully simple design.
Artifact
Two curved metal blades held together in the centre by an ivory handle. Each blade is covered with leather, dark blue cloth, and rows of coloured beads and shells.
Double-Bladed Knife
1898 to 1931
Latitude: 30° 12' 54.421" N
Longitude: 31° 6' 11.797" E
Africa
  • Ivory handle in the centre which holds two curved, metal blades, one at each end. 
  • Each blade is covered with leather, dark blue cloth, and rows of coloured beads and shells.
  • One of the blades has fallen off, and is not pictured. 
Artifact
The front of a ceramic stele with a figure crouched in adoration, surrounded by an inscription of hieroglyphics.
Stele
1923 to 1931
Latitude: 27° 15' 29.736" N
Longitude: 33° 48' 14.861" E
Africa
  • Clay stele topped by a cavetto cornice
  • A figure holds a tyet or "Isis knot" symbol in her right hand, left raised in position of adoration. She is surrounded by a hieroglyphic inscription. 
  • Broken in the middle and mended. 
Artifact
Side view of the terracotta oil lamp. There is a handle at one end and a spout at the other that has a face on it. There is an opening in the middle of the lamp surrounded by detailing.
Oil Lamp
1923 to 1931
Latitude: 27° 15' 29.736" N
Longitude: 33° 48' 14.861" E
Africa
  • Typical terracotta lamp of the Roman era decorated with a face (Hathor?) near the spout. 
  • Handle was broken, mended, and there are fine cracks visible on top, but not marring the decoration.

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