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Type Title Date Coordinates Originating Location Description
Artifact
A photo of two International Drillers inside a rig with wooden siding. One is standing and holding a rope that leads into a dark box with a cylindrical top, while the other is sitting on a wooden board.
Inside the Rig, Egypt
1910 to 1914
Latitude: 27° 57' 32.04" N
Longitude: 32° 57' 42.134" E
Africa
  • Two International Drillers pose inside the drilling rig near Ras Gemsah, Egypt. 
Artifact
A man sitting in a wicker chair with his arms crossed and legs extended. He is wearing a pith helmet, white t-shirt, dark pants, and suspenders.
Elmer Kerby
1910 to 1914
Latitude: 27° 57' 32.04" N
Longitude: 32° 57' 42.134" E
Africa
  • Photograph of Elmer Kerby sitting in a wicker chair, dressed for work and wearing a pith helmet. 
Artifact
A photo of a group of men carrying a pipe. The pipe is attached to two beams and the men are standing at the front and back of the pipe and supporting the beam on their backs. The ground is flat and there is a line of white rocks in the foreground.
Transporting Pipe
1910 to 1914
Latitude: 27° 57' 32.04" N
Longitude: 32° 57' 42.134" E
Africa
  • Local Egyptian workers use manual labour to carry a section of pipe, presumably from the boat which delivered the material to the location of the drilling rig. 
Artifact
A photo of a group of International Drillers standing and sitting in front of a light stone building with an open doorway. They are wearing suits and vests.
Drillers in Egypt
1910 to 1914
Latitude: 27° 57' 32.04" N
Longitude: 32° 57' 42.134" E
Africa
  • Group of International Drillers and a few local workers pose in front of a stone building in Egypt. 
  • The following identifications were made by comparison with other identified pictures: 
Artifact
A photo of three men on a wooden tower wit four poles and ropes leading down to a dock. A boat with its mast down is anchored in the water behind them. There is a fourth man on the right beside a pile of objects wrapped in dark material.
Unloading Equipment in Egypt
1910 to 1914
Latitude: 28° 21' 18.382" N
Longitude: 33° 4' 56.622" E
Africa
  • Three men work to erect a frame which will be used to haul equipment from the boat waiting in the background. 
  • The frame is being built on a stone pier. 
Artifact
A wooden oil derrick with four legs. A group of men stand at its base surrounded by a pile of wooden planks. Three men are on the derrick and there are two ladders resting against the lowest support beam.
Oil Derrick, Egypt
1910 to 1914
Latitude: 27° 57' 32.04" N
Longitude: 32° 57' 42.134" E
Africa
  • A group of men are in the process of constructing what appears to be a wooden oil derrick. 
Artifact
A few buildings on stilts built next to a dirt road, with a river and trees in the background. There is a car on the road.
Dos Bocas, Colombia
1925 to 1930
Latitude: 7° 26' 56.573" N
Longitude: 74° 54' 31.601" W
South America
  • A few buildings on stilts built next to a dirt road, with a river in the background. This is the village of Dos Bocas, Colombia where oil drilling operations were being carried out. 
Artifact
Webb and Burns standing on either side of a car parked on a dirt road. There are short trees on either side of them. The licence plate between the headlights reads: 1924. I.P.Co. STA.ELENA. 40".
Webb and Burns in Ecuador
1925 to 1930
Latitude: 2° 13' 36.361" S
Longitude: 80° 51' 36.454" W
South America
  • International Drillers Fred Webb (left) and A.T. Burns stand next to a car along a dirt road in Ecuador, near St. Elena. 
Artifact
Two men wearing dark clothing standing in front of an opening in a rig covered with wooden planks.
Drillers in Peru
1925 to 1930
Latitude: 4° 34' 43.025" S
Longitude: 81° 16' 20.95" W
South America
  • Two International Drillers stand outside an oil rig in Peru. 

  • Left, Pringle (driller); right, J.E. Booth (drilling superintendent). 
Artifact
Two oil rigs beside the water. There are three docks coming out from the shore line and palm trees along the edge of the water. There is a wooden roof over a large wheel beside the rig on the right.
First Well at Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela
1925 to 1930
Latitude: 9° 48' 56.502" N
Longitude: 70° 56' 1.482" W
South America
  • Showing the first oil well to be drilled on Lake Maracaibo, as part of the La Rosa oil field in Venezuela. 

  • The steel rig in the foreground is the property of Lago Petroleum Company, purchased from the British Equatorial Petroleum Company Ltd. 
Artifact
An oil rig with four legs and crossbeams for support. There are four lines attaching it to the ground and there is a covered building at its base. There are dirt hills and another rig in the background.
Oil Rig, Peru
1925 to 1930
Latitude: 4° 34' 43.025" S
Longitude: 81° 16' 20.95" W
South America
  • Oil rig operated by London and Pacific Petroleum Company near Talara, Peru. 
Artifact
A photo of six men pushing down on a wooden crossbar supported by a wooden frame. There is a wooden four-pole structure behind them and a bush to the right.
Hand-Pumped Well, Ecuador
1925 to 1930
Latitude: 2° 11' 15" S
Longitude: 80° 33' 46.638" W
South America
  • A group of six local workers push down on a crossbar in order to work a walking beam which is connected to pumping equipment inside an oil well. 
Artifact
A photo of a building in behind trees and a gate. There are turrets on the corners of the building that are visible.
Caribbean Petroleum Company office
1925 to 1930
Latitude: 10° 38' 6.238" N
Longitude: 71° 37' 31.397" W
South America
  • A low building with second-storey turrets at either end is the office of the Caribbean Petroleum Company Ltd., in Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Artifact
Six men in white shirts holding a dead bear while another man looks on. There are trees and two wooden poles standing in the background.
Catching a Bear in Colombia
1925 to 1930
Latitude: 10° 47' 47.368" N
Longitude: 74° 12' 39.002" W
South America
  • A group of International Drillers caught and killed a bear near the camp in Colombia. 

  • Mr. Gibson, the manager for Leonard Oil Development (later Standard Oil), is second from the left. 
Artifact
A photo of a star drilling machine with a tractor in front. There are five men standing on the right-hand of the photo and there are trees in the background.
Star Drilling Machine
1925 to 1930
Latitude: 9° 48' 56.502" N
Longitude: 70° 56' 1.482" W
South America
  • An improved Star drilling machine, freshley delivered to the oil fields in Venezuela. 

  • A tractor stands in front of the machine. 
Artifact
Nine men in light-coloured shirts. The five on the right are holding a snake stretched between them. There are trees in the background.
Catching Snakes in Venezuela
1925 to 1930
Latitude: 9° 48' 56.502" N
Longitude: 70° 56' 1.482" W
South America
  • A group of International Drillers and local workers pose with a snake which was presumably caught at the site of a drilling rig in Venezuela. 
Artifact
Three men standing in front of an oil rig covered with metal siding. They are standing on a pile of casing.
Gilbert in Colombia
1925 to 1930
Latitude: 7° 26' 56.573" N
Longitude: 74° 54' 31.601" W
South America
  • International Driller Mr. Gilbert with two of his helpers at Dos Bocas, Colombia where Fred Webb was the superintendent. 
Artifact
A thatched bungalow on stilts in the middle of a marsh. There is a strip of open water down the centre of the photo.
Bungalow in Brunei
1900 to 1920
Latitude: 4° 47' 59.881" N
Longitude: 114° 38' 47.681" E
Asia
  • A bungalow with a thatched roof is built on stilts next to a river. 
  • Photograph was possibly taken in the Tutong District of Brunei. 
Artifact
A photo of a group of buildings on stilts along the edge of a river. There is a cluster of trees on the other side of the river and a hill with grass in the foreground.
Tutong District, Brunei
1900 to 1920
Latitude: 4° 47' 59.881" N
Longitude: 114° 38' 47.681" E
Asia
  • A small village of bungalows built on stilts encircles the shore on a river in the Tutong District of Brunei. 
Artifact
A ship with two masts and four smoke stacks anchored in the middle of a waterway. There are two large ships behind it and two small boats floating around it.
British War Ship
1900 to 1920
Latitude: 31° 15' 47.081" N
Longitude: 32° 18' 59.216" E
Africa
  • A British war ship photographed at Port Said, waiting to travel through the Suez Canal. 

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