

Object Name |
Photograph |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Accession number |
OMC 2018.006 |
Catalog Number |
OMC 2018.006.030 |
Date |
ca. 1900s |
Description |
A black and white photograph in a sepia tone, on a cabinet card, of living quarters in Java. Two drillers are amongst a large group of Java people. The photo was taken while Carlton MacIntosh was working for the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company in the early 1900's. |
Provenance |
Carlton MacIntosh was an International driller. The donor is the granddaughter of Carlton & Frieda MacIntosh. Carlton's father, George, took the family to Austria in 1887 where they teamed up with their Lambton cousins, the Perkins, to form Perkins & MacIntosh Petroleum Tool and Boring Company Ltd. Carlton worked in Java in the early 1900s for Royal Dutch Petroleum Company. |
Print Size |
16.3cm x 11.5cm |
Search Terms |
Bungalow House International Drillers Java Oil Photograph Royal Dutch Petroleum Company White Muslin Suit |
People |
MacIntosh, Carlton |