Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Drawing |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Accession number |
OMC 2022.002 |
Catalog Number |
OMC 2022.002.073 a |
Date |
1975 |
Description |
Framed black ink drawing of two men working on a drilling rig. The men are wearing hard hats and work clothes. They are attaching the elevators to the pipe in the well. The |
Provenance |
Commissioned by Stewart Rawlings. It is created from a photo taken of men working for Rawlings Drilling Co. The donor's husband, Stewart, was the grandson of International Driller, George Rawlings. After 26 years working internationally, George returned and joined his father-in-law in 1932, Mr. Stover, in his drilling business, Stover Drilling Co. in the Chatham area. After the death of Mr. Stover it became the Rawlings Drilling Co. Stewart and his father, Frank, followed in the family business. |
Dimensions |
H-2.5 W-52 L-62 Dia-30 cm |
Artist |
Marg Kuhl |
Search Terms |
Oil Industry Oil Oil & Gas Exploration Oil Drilling Site Rawlings Drilling Company Cable Tool Drilling Rig Tools Oil Well Working Men Art Drawing |
People |
Nadeau, Ben Darnes, B. |