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Artifact

Fire at Miri, Sarawak (Malaysia)

Description

Smoke billows in the background from a series of oil derricks and people stand watching in the foreground.
Picture appears to have been taken from a clearing in the jungle where residential bungalows are located.
Note on the picture reads: Bud Hemming was burned to death in this fire at Miri, Sarawak. April 27th, 1927".

Background Information

Part of a photograph collection belonging to James and Stuart Nisbet who worked in British Borneo (modern Sarawak, Malaysia) in the 1920s.

Map Location

Latitude: 4° 23' 58.949" N
Longitude: 113° 59' 25.613" E

Date

April 27, 1927

Dimensions

inches

Length:

6.0

Height:

8.0

Events, Places, People

Bud Hemming
Miri, Sarawak

Originating Location

Asia›Malaysia›Sarawak

Subject

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