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Type Title Date Coordinates Originating Location Description
Story Letters from Java 1873 Latitude: 6° 44' 59.615" S
Longitude: 107° 0' 58.766" E
Java

After the initial oil booms in Oil Springs and Petrolia, many of the experienced oil men were left without employment.
Artifact
Front view of black stirrup-handle jug, shaped like a llama's head.
Strap-Handle Jug
1900
Latitude: 4° 34' 43.025" S
Longitude: 81° 16' 20.95" W
South America
  • Blackware jug with strap handle extending from the neck to the shoulder of the vessel
  • Body of the jug is shaped like a llama's head with some kind of harness
  • Details are raised rather than incised
  • Back of the jug is smooth
Artifact
Front side of the black stirrup-spout vessel shaped like a bird. The figure has large eyes and a beak. One of the hands has broken off.
Stirrup-Spout Bottle
1900
Latitude: 4° 34' 43.025" S
Longitude: 81° 16' 20.95" W
South America
  • Blackware moulded vessel in the shape of a bird. 
  • Stirrup-spout is located at the back of the bird.
  • This type of earthenware vessel is given the name of "Huaco" in Peru.
  • Made by the Indigenous peoples of Peru.
Artifact
Front side of a black portrait-head vessel. The spout is in the form of a head, with eyes, eats, mouth, and nose. The body of the figure is incised onto the body of the vessel.
Portrait-Head Vessel
1900
Latitude: 4° 34' 43.025" S
Longitude: 81° 16' 20.95" W
South America
  • Blackware portrait-head vessel with incised decoration
  • Head, with three-dimentional features, is located on the spout of the vessel with the body incised onto the body of the vessel
  • Small loop handle extending from the head and the body
Artifact
Front view of an orange, bear-shaped bottle. There is a stopper at the top that looks like a hat.
Water Bottle
1900
Latitude: 4° 34' 43.025" S
Longitude: 81° 16' 20.95" W
  • Orangeware vessel, possibly in the shape of a crouching bear with one paw on the side of its face and the other at its side.
  • Stopper resembles a hat 
Artifact
Front side of the portrait-head vessel with eyes, nose, mouth, and ears. The spout sits on top of the head.
Portrait-Head Vessel
1900
Latitude: 4° 34' 43.025" S
Longitude: 81° 16' 20.95" W
South America
  • Orangeware vessel with a cream slip and red painted decoration
  • Stirrup-spout handle resembles a riding stirrup in shape
  • Moulded portrait-head vessel with three-dimensional facial features and painted headdress decorations 
Artifact
Front side of red and cream coloured stirrup-spout bottle in the shape of a crouched monkey.
Stirrup-Spout Bottle
1900
Latitude: 4° 34' 43.025" S
Longitude: 81° 16' 20.95" W
South America
  • Orangeware vessel with yellowish-cream and red slip decoration.
  • Moulded vessel is in the shape of a monkey with a hat, crouched onto its side and leaning on an urn.
  • Spout shape resembles a riding saddle stirrup, giving the object its name.
Artifact
Front side of black double-spout and bridge vessel. There is a kneeling figure, missing its head, on the spout to the left.
Whistling Jar
1900
Latitude: 4° 34' 43.025" S
Longitude: 81° 16' 20.95" W
South America
  • Two blackware bottles joined together by a common spout and a brace between the two, known as a double-spout and bridge.
  • This type of earthenware vessel is given the name of "Huaco" in Peru.
  • Made by the Indigenous peoples of Peru.
Artifact
Front side of dark brown stirrup-spout bottle. Decorated with a low-relief, radiating pattern.
Stirrup-Spout Bottle
1900
Latitude: 4° 34' 43.025" S
Longitude: 81° 16' 20.95" W
South America
  • Clay bottle
  • Spout shape resembles a riding saddle stirrup, giving the object its name.
  • Mottled dark brown and black in colour which is the result of the vessel being fired at a low temperature and unevenly exposed to air.
Artifact
A straight-on view of a wooden head rest. A curved piece sits on top of a base that widens at the bottom and has a series of ridges around it.
Headrest
1900 to 1910
Latitude: 0° 38' 49.697" N
Longitude: 42° 19' 45.25" E
Africa
  • Made of wood
  • Pedestal base has carved decorative rings at the bottom and at the top
  • Base supports a curved wooden piece 
Artifact
An emu egg standing up. It is brown with light brown speckles. The top has been broken and there is a piece missing.
Emu Egg
1900
Latitude: 31° 23' 55.093" S
Longitude: 142° 30' 35.417" E
Australia
  • Emu egg with a broken top
  • Brown in colour with light brown speckles
Artifact
An oil rig covered in wooden planks in a field. A group of men stand beside a small building and there is a man sitting on a cart pulled by a horse.
Oil Rig in Russia
1910
Latitude: 43° 24' 17.23" N
Longitude: 45° 40' 53.317" E
Asia
  • Photograph of workers in an oil field in Russia. 
  • An oil rig, horse and cart, and several buildings are visible. 
  • Names: Alf Burns, Gilbert Crosbie, Ed. Wallen, Charlie Wallen, Mattie Crosbie. 
Artifact
Family portrait of Charles E. Wallen, his wife, daughter, and son.
Charles E. Wallen and Family
1915
Latitude: 42° 47' 10.648" N
Longitude: 82° 7' 10.675" W
  • Family portrait of Charles E. Wallen, his wife, daughter and son.
Artifact
Small, dark metal hatchet with a curved blade at one end. There is a pattern incised on the handle.
Hatchet for Breaking Sugar
1922 to 1931
Latitude: 32° 28' 7.561" N
Longitude: 46° 42' 22.795" E
Asia
  • Made of metal and ground to a sharp, curved edge on one side
  • An oval operning through the stem, perhaps for the insertion of a wooden handle
  • Incised linear decoration on the stem
Artifact
A side view of a khaki-coloured pith helmet. There are two vents with a piece of fabric running vertically between them.
Pith Helmet
1922 to 1931
Latitude: 33° 19' 43.003" N
Longitude: 44° 24' 58.788" E
  • Shola-style pith helmet with a thick, rounded brim.
  • Crisscross quilt-stitched khaki cloth cover.
  • Leather strap across the top of the hat and a leather chin strap. 
  • Green material around the inner rim.
Artifact
Charles Wallen standing in an oil field in front of a wooden building. There are workers and machinery behind him. There is a hill in the background covered with trees.
Oil Well in Russia
1910 to 1917
Latitude: 43° 24' 17.23" N
Longitude: 45° 40' 53.317" E
Asia
  • Photograph of Charles Wallen standing in front of a log cabin in an oil field in Russia.
  • Two workers are working in the background. 
Artifact
Front side of a clay anthropomorphic jug showing the face. The spout has a clay stopper in it.
Pottery Vase
1900 to 1920
Latitude: 4° 34' 43.025" S
Longitude: 81° 16' 20.95" W
  • Clay bottle, brown in colour
  • Bottle is half round with face moulded onto one side
Artifact
Front side of light-brown hat made from shrub leaves.
Hand-Made Hat
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 8° 2' 50.779" N
Longitude: 78° 12' 49.32" W
North America
  • Hat made from the shredded leaves of the Tequila shrub.
  • Light-brown in colour 
Artifact
The front of a drilling contract for Ernie Kells. It states that he will be working in Persia and/or Iraq for The First Exploitation Company, Limited.
Drilling Contract
1928
Latitude: 42° 52' 57.065" N
Longitude: 82° 8' 36.974" W
North America
  • Duplicate copy of the drilling contract for Ernest Edward Kells to drill in Persia (modern Iran) and/or Iraq for three years from February 1929.
  • Blueish thick paper, folded into quarters length-wise
Artifact
Cover of Canadian Passport belonging to Ernest Kells. The passport is black and there is a gold crest on the front as well as the words "PASSPORT" and "CANADA".
Passport
1922 to 1931
Latitude: 42° 52' 57.065" N
Longitude: 82° 8' 36.974" W
North America
  • Canadian passport belonging to Ernest Edward Kells, issued March 1922.
  • Includes visas from Egypt, Iraq, Persia (modern Iran), and England.

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