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Type Title Date Coordinates Originating Location Description
Artifact
A building with a roof that has seven tiers. There are archways along the walls and the tiers are intricately carved.
Mahamuni Pagoda, Myanmar
1913 to 1916
Latitude: 21° 57' 6.707" N
Longitude: 96° 4' 42.614" E
Asia
  • Seven-tiered pagoda at the Mahamuni Buddha Temple in Mandalay, Burma (modern Myanmar). 
  • The image of Buddha deified in this temple is originally from Arakan, on the western coast of Burma. 
Artifact
A photo of a man riding a camel and holding a cane. There are two pyramids to the right. The sky behind is full of clouds and the sun in shining down, casting the man and pyramids in shadow.
Egypt at Sunset
1922 to 1931
Latitude: 29° 58' 42.794" N
Longitude: 31° 7' 32.232" E
Africa
  • Postcard showing a man riding a camel along the sand dunes with the pyramids of Giza in the background. 
Artifact
Two buildings, each with two domes and two towers on top, beside a dirt road. There is a person riding a horse and two people walling on the road.
Tombs of the Caliphs, Cairo, Egypt
1922 to 1931
Latitude: 30° 2' 38.008" N
Longitude: 31° 16' 29.528" E
Africa
  • Postcard showing a man riding a donkey along a dirt road through the Tombs of the Caliphs near Cairo, Egypt. 
Artifact
A photo of buildings on the far side of a river with the tops of trees in the foreground. There are boats with tall masts docked along the edge of the water.
View of Bulaq, Cairo, Egypt
1922 to 1931
Latitude: 30° 3' 40.478" N
Longitude: 31° 13' 43.842" E
Africa
  • Postcard with a panoramic view of the harbour area in Bulaq, a district of Cairo along the Nile. 
Artifact
A photo of the city of Cairo taken from a rooftop. There is a domed building in the foreground and a tower just behind it.
General View of Cairo, Egypt
1922 to 1931
Latitude: 30° 1' 51.524" N
Longitude: 31° 15' 38.336" E
Africa
  • Postcard showing a view of Cairo taken from a hill or rootop. The top dome and minaret of a mosque are visible in the foreground. 
Artifact
A photo of a building with a domed roof and four towers. There is a person riding a donkey in the road leading up to the building entrance.
Mosque in Cairo, Egypt
1922 to 1931
Latitude: 30° 1' 56.287" N
Longitude: 31° 15' 22.327" E
Africa
  • Postcard showing the mosque of Sultan Hassan, built in 1356 near the Citadel of Cairo. 
Artifact
A photo of a large building surrounded by a tall stone wall. There is a building with a dome sitting up on a hill behind it and smaller buildings in front of the wall.
Cairo Citadel, Egypt
1922 to 1931
Latitude: 30° 1' 43.208" N
Longitude: 31° 15' 35.795" E
Africa
  • The Saladin Citadel of Cairo was built during the medieval period on the Mokattam hill in the centre of Cairo as a fortification during the Crusades. 
  • On the summit of the citadel sits the mosque of Muhammad Ali, built in the early 19th century. 
Artifact
A ship with two masts and a chimney. There are life boats along the top deck. The ship has "Alaunia" written on its side towards the front. Under the image is written: "Length 540 ft. Breadth 65 ft. R.M.S. Alaunia. Depth 43 ft. Tonnage 14,000."
R.M.S. Alaunia
1929 to 1931
Latitude: 50° 53' 44.128" N
Longitude: 1° 23' 39.527" W
  • Postcard showing the R.M.S. Alaunia
Artifact
A panoramic photo of a curving river with dozens of oil derricks and a few storage tanks and buildings on the banks.
Oil Field, Oklahoma
1910 to 1960
Latitude: 36° 8' 19.435" N
Longitude: 96° 3' 22.608" W
North America
  • Panoramic shot of an oil field near Tulsa, Oklahoma showing oil derricks scattered all along the Cimarron River. 
Artifact
A printed form filled in with a typewriter. The paper has turned yellow and the type is black.
Personnel Transfer
1931
Latitude: 31° 56' 14.611" N
Longitude: 49° 18' 26.348" E
Asia
  • Memorandum from the staff department at Masjid-i-Sulaiman, where the Anglo-Persian Oil Company Limited was operating. 
  • Sent to Ernest Kells to inform him that he is to be transferred to another location. 
Artifact
A printed form with columns and rows. Dates and deposit amounts have been typed in. There is a signature in purple ink at the bottom.
Retention Fund Statement
1930
Latitude: 51° 31' 3.529" N
Longitude: 0° 5' 12.372" W
Europe
  • Statement of credits made into a retention fund in an account with the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, Limited, by Ernest Kells. 
  • The statement covers from May until December, 1929. At the end of the year, Kells had accumulated 50 pounds, 17 shillings, and 6 pence. 
Artifact
A typewritten forms on light blue paper. The writing extends two-thirds of the way down the page and is in black and blue ink.
Offer of Employment
1928
Latitude: 45° 30' 50.476" N
Longitude: 73° 34' 28.333" W
North America
  • Letter from the Wallace Bell Company, Limited to Ernest Kells offering him a position with their company, working in Montreal. 
Artifact
A yellowed piece of paper with printed letterhead and a typewritten note underneath in black ink. It is signed.
Certificate of Immunization
1929
Latitude: 51° 31' 4.105" N
Longitude: 0° 5' 11.677" W
Europe
  • Letter certifying that E.E. Kells was vaccinated against small-pox and inoculated for bubonic plague. 
Artifact
A letter typed on yellowed paper in blue ink. "Anglo-Persian Oil Company" letterhead is printed at the top. The paper has two vertical fold lines and a horizontal fold line in the middle.
Letter of Reference
1925
Latitude: 51° 31' 4.105" N
Longitude: 0° 5' 11.677" W
Europe
  • Letter of reference given to Ernest Kells by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, Ltd.
  • Letter shows that Kells was employed by the company from 1922 until 1925, and during that time he was a good employee. 
Artifact
A handwritten letter on "Loudon Hotel Ltd" stationary. The paper has yellowed and the ink is black.
Letter from John Growder
1906
Latitude: 51° 30' 41.756" N
Longitude: 0° 6' 55.141" W
Europe
  • Letter written by John Growder to his brother, Peter Growder, instructing him to share the tea that he sent with anyone who asks for some. 

  • John Growder instructs his brother to keep the buffalo heads and bear skin which he sent in a dry room. 
Artifact
A yellowed piece of paper with United States Express Company letterhead at the top. There is a typed note underneath that has blank spaces filled in by hand. There is a red stamp in the middle and a handwritten note at the bottom.
Customs Receipt for Buffalo Heads
1906
Latitude: 51° 30' 41.756" N
Longitude: 0° 6' 55.141" W
Europe
  • Document from the United States Express Company to the Customs Collector in Petrolia regarding a shipment of 25 buffalo heads sent from Calcutta. 
Artifact
A rectangular red rug with a blue, white, orange, green, and yellow motif in the centre. It is sitting on a wooden deck.
Persian Rug
1910 to 1940
Latitude: 31° 56' 11.465" N
Longitude: 49° 18' 3.481" E
Asia
  • Persian rug with red and blue tones.  
Artifact
A Persian saddle-axe with a long handle and a saddle-shaped iron blade. The handle has alternating plain and spiral designs on it.
Indo-Persian Saddle Axe
1849
Latitude: 31° 56' 11.465" N
Longitude: 49° 18' 3.481" E
Asia
  • Iron axe with a saddle-shaped blade and long handle. 
  • The hollow handle has alternating plain sections and spiral sections. 
  • Opposite the blade is a flatened head for deflecting blows. 
Artifact
A green and blue stone set into a ring with eight gold prongs and a gold band.
Opal Ring
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 33° 48' 16.884" S
Longitude: 151° 10' 1.434" E
Australia
  • An opal stone, with greenish-blue hues, set within a gold ring.
Artifact
A smooth wooden chest with a reddish hue. There are pieces of brass on the corners. The lock is also made of brass.
Wooden Chest
1889 to 1940
Latitude: 22° 16' 36.887" N
Longitude: 114° 10' 31.508" E
Asia
  • Hand-carved chest made from camphor wood. 
  • Inside bottom of the chest has a removable tray, as well as two drawers on the left side. 

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