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Artifact

Oil Derrick at Chiah Surkh, Iraq

Description

  • Steel derrick built in the desert, with walking beam visible, at Chiah Surkh, an oil field in Iraq near the Iranian border. 

Background Information

  • Part of a photograph collection belonging to Ernest Kells who worked in Persia (modern Iran) in the 1920s. 

Map Location

Latitude: 34° 22' 40.238" N
Longitude: 45° 22' 39.706" E

Date

ca. 1922

Dimensions

inches
Length:
2.6
Height:
4.2

Events, Places, People

  • Ernest Kells
  • Iraq

Originating Location

Asia›Iraq

Subject

  • An oil derrick covered halfway up in metal siding. There is mechanical equipment on the right. The ground is flat dirt and there is a hill in the background. The photographer's shadow is at the front of the photo.

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