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Artifact

Bulldozers Pulling Casing

Description

  • A pair of bulldozers are used to haul equipment, in this case casing, through the jungles of what is probably Ecuador.
  • Bulldozers had to stay on the riverbeds because they would often encounter quick sand if they deveated from known paths. 

Background Information

  • Part of a photograph collection belonging to George Rawlings who drilled for oil in Africa and South America from 1910 to 1932.
  • Listen to Stewart Rawlings recount the story here. 

Map Location

Latitude: 2° 19' 53.612" S
Longitude: 80° 51' 27.724" W

Date

ca. 1920

Dimensions

inches
Length:
3.3
Height:
2.3

Events, Places, People

  • George Rawlings
  • Ecuador

Originating Location

South America›Ecuador

Subject

  • Two bulldozers travelling along a riverbed pulling casing. A man sits on top of the pipes, another is in the bulldozer on the left, and there are three men in the bulldozer on the right.

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