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[Caltex Oil Company Social Events Relating To Indonesia]

1958. Album of 47 silver gelatin photographs, including two with hand-colouring, text including owner’s name and date on cover and initial pages of album, many photographs captioned in ink on image, 22.9 x 19cm or 18.4 x 23.4cm (approx. each), 23.1 x 29.6 x 3.7cm (album). Minor stains, creases or silvering to some images, all laid down on original album pages.

The album appears to have been compiled by a John Albert, an employee of Caltex posted in Indonesia. A number of the images were taken at baseball games against a team from Stanvac, one of the other major oil companies operating in Indonesia at the time. Other images include various social events, traditional and colonial architecture, animals, local people, performances by a gamelan ensemble and other entertainers. Oil rigs and pipeline appear in some shots. Many of the images include humorous captions.

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Item #CL173-158

Price (AUD): $1,850.00  other currencies