BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1946. A PANORAMIC VIEW OF A GULLY RUNNING SOUTH EAST FROM THE OIL STORAGE ...

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Accession Number 069525
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1946. A PANORAMIC VIEW OF A GULLY RUNNING SOUTH EAST FROM THE OIL STORAGE TANKS AT THE PLATEAU TANK FARM OF DUBBS PETROLEUM CRACKING PLANT. THIS PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THE SCORCHED EARTH AND VEGETATION ALONG THE PATH OF THE BURNING OIL, WHICH ESCAPED FROM THE TANKS AFTER AN ALLIED AIR RAID.