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88 images · 1920–1965

Lowering bit at British Wainwright oil field
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Lowering bit at British Wainwright oil field
British American Oil Company
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British American Oil Company
Turner Valley
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Turner Valley
British American Oil Co., loading sulphur
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British American Oil Co., loading sulphur
British American Oil Co., loading sulphur
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British American Oil Co., loading sulphur
Cannar Oil Limited : casing being added to well no. 2
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Cannar Oil Limited : casing being added to well no. 2
Oil businesses in eastern Montréal
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Oil businesses in eastern Montréal
Workers unloading sections of pipe for the Trans Mountain Pipeline
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Workers unloading sections of pipe for the Trans Mountain Pipeline
Unloading sections of pipe for the Trans Mountain Pipe Line
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Unloading sections of pipe for the Trans Mountain Pipe Line
Transporting sections of pipe for the Trans Mountain Pipe Line
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Transporting sections of pipe for the Trans Mountain Pipe Line
A freight train passes a petroleum products plant
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A freight train passes a petroleum products plant
An aerial view of the Imperial Oil Limited refinery
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An aerial view of the Imperial Oil Limited refinery
An oil refinery in Manitoba
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An oil refinery in Manitoba
An Imperial Oil Limited refinery
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An Imperial Oil Limited refinery
An oil derrick in western Manitoba
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An oil derrick in western Manitoba
Unloading segments of pipe from railway cars
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Unloading segments of pipe from railway cars
Housing construction near the oil fields
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Housing construction near the oil fields
Town development near an oil drilling rig
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Town development near an oil drilling rig
A subdivision of pre-fabricated home to accommodate the housing needs of the
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A subdivision of pre-fabricated home to accommodate the housing needs of the
Segments for use in constructing pipeline along a country road
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Segments for use in constructing pipeline along a country road
An oil drilling rig
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An oil drilling rig
An oil drilling rig at the Wainwright oil field
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An oil drilling rig at the Wainwright oil field
Drilling for oil at the Wainwright oil field
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Drilling for oil at the Wainwright oil field
Oil tanks in Drayton Valley
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Oil tanks in Drayton Valley
An oil pump on display outside a steel products retail store
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An oil pump on display outside a steel products retail store
A close-up view of separators at Home no. 1 and no. 2
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A close-up view of separators at Home no. 1 and no. 2
A well is cleaned by
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A well is cleaned by
Making adjustments to the equipment at Royalite no. 28 oil well
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Making adjustments to the equipment at Royalite no. 28 oil well
A close-up view of Royalite no. 4 oil well
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A close-up view of Royalite no. 4 oil well
Untitled
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Untitled
Home no. 1 showing separators at left
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Home no. 1 showing separators at left
A view of the Wainwright oil field
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A view of the Wainwright oil field
Okalta oil wells no. 1 and no. 2
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Okalta oil wells no. 1 and no. 2
Entrance to the Royalite oil plant
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Entrance to the Royalite oil plant
Home Well no. 2 flame
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Home Well no. 2 flame
An oil drilling rig in the Associated Oil and Gas (The Calmont Group) oil field
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An oil drilling rig in the Associated Oil and Gas (The Calmont Group) oil field
A view of the British Petroleum oil wells showing the crude oil pool in the foreground.
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A view of the British Petroleum oil wells showing the crude oil pool in the foreground.
Turner Valley oil fields showing a flame from the MacLeod Group oil wells
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Turner Valley oil fields showing a flame from the MacLeod Group oil wells
A view of the MacLeod and Royalite groups in the Turner Valley oil fields
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A view of the MacLeod and Royalite groups in the Turner Valley oil fields
A view of the apparatus at an oil refinery
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A view of the apparatus at an oil refinery
An instrument console in an oil refinery
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An instrument console in an oil refinery
Oil tanks at a refinery in Edmonton
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Oil tanks at a refinery in Edmonton
Oil tanker cars line up at a prairie oil refinery
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Oil tanker cars line up at a prairie oil refinery
Oil tank cars and grain elevators on the prairies
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Oil tank cars and grain elevators on the prairies
Royalite Oil Company Limited refinery and plant
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Royalite Oil Company Limited refinery and plant
An aerial view of the Excelsior Refinery
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An aerial view of the Excelsior Refinery
Aerial view of an oil refinery in western Canada
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Aerial view of an oil refinery in western Canada
Oil pump and tank on the Vermillion oil fields
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Oil pump and tank on the Vermillion oil fields
A car load of pipes is unloaded to be transported to the oil fields
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A car load of pipes is unloaded to be transported to the oil fields
Canadian National Railway tank cars at the Vermillion oil fields
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Canadian National Railway tank cars at the Vermillion oil fields
A view of Cannor no 2 oil rig at the Vermillion oil fields
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A view of Cannor no 2 oil rig at the Vermillion oil fields
Oil workers operate canner no. 1 well at the Vermillion oil fields
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Oil workers operate canner no. 1 well at the Vermillion oil fields
A view of Canner no. 1 oil well at the Vermillion oil fields
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A view of Canner no. 1 oil well at the Vermillion oil fields
Oil workers at Canner no. 1 oil rig on the Vermillion oil fields
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Oil workers at Canner no. 1 oil rig on the Vermillion oil fields
British Petroleum and Gypsy Oil wells
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British Petroleum and Gypsy Oil wells
A small oil drilling and refining operation
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A small oil drilling and refining operation
An oil drilling rig at the Leduc oil fields
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An oil drilling rig at the Leduc oil fields
Husky-Jupiter Blackfoot oil well no. 1
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Husky-Jupiter Blackfoot oil well no. 1
Drilling an oil well in Alberta
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Drilling an oil well in Alberta
A petroleum worker operating the heavy equipment of an oil drilling rig
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A petroleum worker operating the heavy equipment of an oil drilling rig
Executives tour a cleaning plant at the Vermillion oil fields
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Executives tour a cleaning plant at the Vermillion oil fields
A flame on the Leduc oil fields
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A flame on the Leduc oil fields
A farmer harvests hay near Imperial Oil drilling rig no. 1
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A farmer harvests hay near Imperial Oil drilling rig no. 1
Farmer loading wheat onto a horse-drawn wagon near the Imperial Oil fields
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Farmer loading wheat onto a horse-drawn wagon near the Imperial Oil fields
Canadian National Railway Industrial Agent (left), confers with representatives from an oil drilling equipment distributor in front of their new warehouse
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Canadian National Railway Industrial Agent (left), confers with representatives from an oil drilling equipment distributor in front of their new warehouse
A view of farmland near the refineries east of Edmonton
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A view of farmland near the refineries east of Edmonton
An oil drilling rig near Edmonton
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An oil drilling rig near Edmonton
Placing the completed pipeline in the trench
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Placing the completed pipeline in the trench
Moving the pipe segments into position
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Moving the pipe segments into position
Crane unloading pipe segments from a flatbed truck
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Crane unloading pipe segments from a flatbed truck
A segment of pipe is lifted into place
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A segment of pipe is lifted into place
Welders preparing pipe to be joined
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Welders preparing pipe to be joined
Segments of pipe being placed alongside the trench
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Segments of pipe being placed alongside the trench
A close-up view of the apparatus at the British American Oil refinery
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A close-up view of the apparatus at the British American Oil refinery
Equipment and office building near the entrance to the Edmonton Oil Refinery
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Equipment and office building near the entrance to the Edmonton Oil Refinery
A view of the Edmonton Oil Refinery
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A view of the Edmonton Oil Refinery
A field of oil storage tanks near a refinery
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A field of oil storage tanks near a refinery
An aerial view of oil storage tanks in an industrial sector near Edmonton
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An aerial view of oil storage tanks in an industrial sector near Edmonton
An oil drilling rig, Smiley, Saskatchewan
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An oil drilling rig, Smiley, Saskatchewan
Workers on an oil rig, Smiley, Saskatchewan
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Workers on an oil rig, Smiley, Saskatchewan
Oil strke in a Smiley, Saskatchewan farmer's backyard
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Oil strke in a Smiley, Saskatchewan farmer's backyard
Employee covered in oil from a Smiley, Saskatchewan strike
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Employee covered in oil from a Smiley, Saskatchewan strike
Alberta - Leduc oil fields - gas burn off
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Alberta - Leduc oil fields - gas burn off
Crude oil pool - British Petroleum Co. at Wainwright, Alberta
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Crude oil pool - British Petroleum Co. at Wainwright, Alberta
Withdrawing core barrel from hole at Cannar Oils Ltd. well “Cannar No. 1
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Withdrawing core barrel from hole at Cannar Oils Ltd. well “Cannar No. 1
Vermillion Oilfields - Oil drilling operations
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Vermillion Oilfields - Oil drilling operations
Running 7
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Running 7
CN Research Center - tar sand oil
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CN Research Center - tar sand oil