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Type Title Date Coordinates Originating Location Description
Artifact
Three men stand behind three sitting women and four children. They are wearing simple shirts and skirts made from a large piece of fabric. There are trees and a wooden fence behind them, and a patterned rug at their feet.
International Driller Families
1900 to 1940
Latitude: 20° 27' 40.86" N
Longitude: 94° 52' 19.304" E
Asia
  • Group photograph which appears to include two International Drillers with their wives and children, along with a local family. 
Artifact
A photo of a group of wooden oil derricks. There is a narrow bridge in the foreground supporting a pipe. There is a cylindrical storage tank on the left with steam boiler stacks sticking up behind it.
Derricks and Pipelines in Burma (Myanmar)
1900 to 1940
Latitude: 20° 28' 20.636" N
Longitude: 94° 52' 55.25" E
Asia
  • Several oil derricks are shown in the Yenangyaung oil field in Burma (modern Myanmar). 

  • A narrow wooden bridge supports a pipeline. 
Artifact
A photo of a dirt field on a hill. There are a dozen oil rigs dotting the hill with pipes running down to a storage tank in the bottom right corner.
Oil Field, Burma (Myanmar)
1900 to 1950
Latitude: 20° 28' 20.636" N
Longitude: 94° 52' 55.25" E
Asia
  • Several oil derricks are scattered throughout the landscape. 
  • Probably the Yenangyaung Oil Field, Burma (modern Myanmar).
  • Closest oil derrick shows the walking beam, used to pull up and push down on the pumping equipment. 
Artifact
A photo of nine men standing on top of a dirt hill. Four are holding rifles.
International Drillers on a Hill
1900 to 1940
Latitude: 20° 56' 9.982" N
Longitude: 94° 50' 42.9" E
Asia
  • Group of International Drillers and local guides standing on a hill, some carrying rifles. 
  • Photograph possibly taken in Burma (modern Myanmar). 
Artifact
A photo of a group of men standing outside a wooden building with an ornate roof. There is a deck with a railing around the second floor with a set of stairs running up to it.
International Drillers Outside House
1900 to 1950
Latitude: 20° 28' 20.636" N
Longitude: 94° 52' 55.25" E
Asia
  • Group of five International Drillers stand with a number of native men, women and children who may be a part of the house staff. 
  • The house in the background is likely where the drillers lived, in Burma (modern Myanmar).
Artifact
Yenangyaung Oil Field
Yenangyaung Oil Field, Myanmar
1900 to 1940
Latitude: 20° 28' 20.636" N
Longitude: 94° 52' 55.25" E
Asia
  • Ten oil derricks are packed closely together in the Yenangyaung Oil Field in Burma (modern Myanmar). 

  • Some derricks have cylindrical, steel storage tanks. 
Artifact
A photo of a group of men and women, with one child, in front of a thatched building. Most of the people are wearing white shirts.
International Drillers and Families
1913 to 1926
Latitude: 1° 16' 0.008" S
Longitude: 116° 50' 9.197" E
Asia
  • Group photograph of International Drillers and their families, probably taken in Borneo ca. 1915. 
Artifact
A photo of eleven International Drillers wearing white suits and holding canes. There is a man wearing dark clothes and a hat sitting in front. Behind, there is a row of buildings with triangular flags hanging between them.
International Drillers
1913 to 1926
Latitude: 1° 16' 0.008" S
Longitude: 116° 50' 9.197" E
Asia
  • A group of International Drillers dressed in white suits, many holding canes, along with one local man. 
Artifact
Three International Drillers, two in one canoe and one in another. There is a local man each canoe, as well. A third canoe is in the background.
International Drillers in Canoes
1900 to 1930
Latitude: 3° 38' 52.822" S
Longitude: 128° 12' 41.584" E
Asia
  • Three International Drillers sit in two canoes each with one local Indonesian man. 

  • The canoes each have two outriggers which provide stability in rough waters. 

  • The man on the left appears to be Frederick Thomas Webb. 
Artifact
A photo of five International Drillers wearing dark suits and hats. Three are standing and two are sitting on chairs that are facing backwards. There is a tree behind them.
The Boys on Board Ship
1914
Latitude: 44° 24' 11.214" N
Longitude: 8° 57' 2.052" E
Europe
  • Five unidentified International Drillers pose as a group. 

  • Frederick Thomas Webb is seated on the right. 

  • Message written on the back reads: "Dear Wife, Just a card of some of the boys on board ship. All is well. From Fred."
Artifact
Twelve men wearing soccer uniforms in front of a net. Eight of the men are standing (seven with their arms folded) and four are sitting. There is a ball in the middle of the seated players.
Soccer Team, Sarawak (Malaysia)
1922 to 1923
Latitude: 1° 33' 16.106" N
Longitude: 110° 20' 36.485" E
Asia
  • A soccer team made up of International Drillers in Miri, Sarawak. 
  • Standing: Steve Greerin (?), Bishop, Sam Mason, Wally Smallwood, Digger Gason, Unknown, Unknown, Peacock. 
  • Seated: John MacKenzie, William Heed, Turner, Unknown
Artifact
A photo of six men in front of a painted backdrop. They are wearing dark suits and two are sitting in chairs. There is a patterned rug underneath their feet.
International Drillers in Poland
1879 to 1889
Latitude: 53° 4' 34.295" N
Longitude: 22° 21' 19.904" E
Europe
  • Group of six unidentified International Drillers in Poland. 
Artifact
A group of International Drillers stand outside a thatched oil rig. There are trees in the background.
Drilling Crew in Borneo
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 1° 11' 59.669" S
Longitude: 116° 50' 18.006" E
Asia
  • Unidentified International Drillers stand with their drilling crew ouside a thatched oil rig in the jungle of Borneo (Indonesia). 
Artifact
A photo of a large group of people dressed up in costumes. They are in a large room with wooden floors and paper lanterns hanging from the ceiling.
New Year's Eve in Miri, Sarawak (Malaysia)
1924
Latitude: 4° 23' 54.91" N
Longitude: 113° 59' 26.743" E
Asia
  • A group of International Drillers with their families dressed up in costumes to celebrate the New Year in Miri, Sarawak (Malaysia).
Artifact
A photo of George Vansickle from the knees up. He is wearing a dark jacket, vest, and pants. His right arm is resting on the back of a chair.
George VanSickle
1879
Latitude: 50° 0' 59.551" N
Longitude: 22° 40' 35.08" E
Europe
  • Portrait of International Driller George VanSickle standing with his arm resting on a chair. 
Artifact
A photo of eight men in front of a stone building with a wooden-framed door and window. Four are standing at the back, three are sitting in chairs, and one is sitting on the ground.
International Drillers in Egypt
1909 to 1913
Latitude: 27° 38' 48.318" N
Longitude: 33° 47' 14.546" E
Africa
  • A group of unidentified International Drillers posing in front of a house on Jubal Island, Egypt. 
Artifact
A photo of seven Egyptian men standing with a white woman a desert. There are two camels with saddles on their backs sitting in front of them.
Group Camel Outing, Egypt
1909 to 1913
Latitude: 27° 38' 48.318" N
Longitude: 33° 47' 14.546" E
Africa
  • A group of local Egyptian men pose with a woman, likely the wife of an International Driller, along with camels in the desert. 
Artifact
A photo of an International Driller standing in the desert with his arms at his sides. He is wearing a white shirt, dark pants, and a pith helmet. There are two small buildings on a hill in the background.
Driller in the Desert
1909 to 1913
Latitude: 27° 38' 48.318" N
Longitude: 33° 47' 14.546" E
Africa
  • An unidentified International Driller standing in the desert in front of two buildings, which may be a part of the drilling camp.  
Artifact
A photo of four men sitting in reclining chairs in front of a stone building. The two on the left are wearing dark jackets and the two on the right are in white.
Leisure Time in Egypt
1909 to 1913
Latitude: 27° 38' 48.318" N
Longitude: 33° 47' 14.546" E
Africa
  • Four unidentified International Drillers sit in chairs outside their home on what is likely Jubal Island, Egypt. 
Artifact
A photo of two men standing on top of a ship wreck in the water. Only part of the hull is visible.
Wreck on the Shore of Jubal Island, Egypt
1909 to 1913
Latitude: 27° 38' 48.318" N
Longitude: 33° 47' 14.546" E
Africa
  • International Drillers William Gillespie and Elmer Kerby standing on a wreck along the coast of Jubal Island, Egypt. 

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