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Artifact

Oil Shooting from a Derrick

Description

  • Oil gushes out of an oil well in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq).
  • Writing on back reads: "One of not too many flows. This is coming out of a 13" casing and you can see it is going much higher than the [?] derrick."

Background Information

  • Part of a photograph collection belonging to Robert McCrie. 

Map Location

Latitude: 34° 22' 29.719" N
Longitude: 45° 22' 57.846" E

Date

1923

Dimensions

inches
Length:
3.3
Height:
2.5

Events, Places, People

  • Robert McCrie
  • Mesopotamia (modern Iraq)

Originating Location

AsiaIraq