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Oil industry material
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56142
- Part Of
- Ron Duke fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series pertains to 270 black & white negatives of oil company operations in northern Alberta and northern Canada, portraits of employees at work, oil wells, planes, and camps - includes multiple negatives per envelope. [1B] - Beaumont [2B] - Tying Canoe on plane, McMurry [McMurray] [3B] - Ta…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950]
- Reference Code
- V180 / I / C / NA - 1B to 68
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Negative
- Part Of
- Ron Duke fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M16 / V180
- Series
- I. Early material
- Sous-Fonds
- V180
- Accession Number
- 5772
- Reference Code
- V180 / I / C / NA - 1B to 68
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950]
- Physical Description
- 270 photographs : b&w nitrate negatives ; 10 x 12.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series pertains to 270 black & white negatives of oil company operations in northern Alberta and northern Canada, portraits of employees at work, oil wells, planes, and camps - includes multiple negatives per envelope. [1B] - Beaumont [2B] - Tying Canoe on plane, McMurry [McMurray] [3B] - Tank farm, Redwater [4B] - Nite Shot Derrick, Lac La Bische, Parksford [5B] - Tank farm, Redwater [6B] - Mustang Near Boyle [7B] - Derrick, Lac La Bisch, Parkland [8B] - Lac La Bisch, Aerial Shot [9B] - Aerial Shot, Derrick – Lac La Bische, Parkford [10B] - Aerial Shot, Redwater [11B] - Rapids at Athabaska [12B] - Loading Plane at Athabaska Landing [13B] - Plane at Barge at Beaumont [14B] - Plane at Athabaska [15B] - [-17B] Survey Party, unloading from plane [18B] - Rapids – Clearwater near McMurry [McMurray] [19B] - Survey Party, unloading from plane [21B] - Fishing shot, Commonwealth [22B] - Aerial Shot, Red Water Field [23B] - Barge [35B] - Plane at dock at McMurry [McMurray] [36B] - Blackie Jackson [37B] - Bent Derrick Jack at Dawson Creek [38B] - Zero Post at Dawon Creek with Street [B-39] - Zero Post at Dawson Creek, Lower Angle [B-40] - Refueling at Dawson Creek [B-41] - Oil from Well into Sump[?] at Redwater, Back lighting [B-42] - Miss McCormick [B-50] - [Tanks] [B-51] - [- B-71][Personnel] [B-74] - [- B-79][Personnel] [B-80] - [- B-87][Personnel] [B-100] - Premier Johnston [B-101] - [- B-105][Personnel?] 35 - Personnel Shot, Oil Co. 36 - P.J. 37 - Personnel 38 - Mr. Ma 39 - [Landscape] 40 - [Personnel inspecting equipment] 41 - [Construction site?] 42 - [Pipes] 43 - [Personnel] 44 - Maloney Crawford, Maloney, March 10 1950, Edmonton 45 - Maloney Crawford, Edmonton, March 23 ‘50 46 - Excelsior No. 2 fire March 23, ‘50 47 - Excelsior fire 48 - Pac. Pete Power wagon at Red Water, March ‘50 49 - Imp. Bat. 129 & 11, Maloney Crawford, April 20 ‘50 50 - [Oil industry operations – fire] 51 - [Oil industry personnel] 52 - [Oil industry personnel] 53 - [Unloading plane] 54 - [Forest camp] 55 - [Plane at dock] 56 - [Forest camp from lake] 57 - [Plane landing on lake] 58 - [Oil industry personnel] 59 - [Aerial views] 60 - [Aerial views] 61 - [Oil industry operations] 62 - [Oil industry personnel] 63 - [Oil industry aerial view] 64 - [Men at oil industry site] 65 - [Oil industry site – fire] 66 - [Oil industry personnel] 67 - [Oil tower] 68 - [Oil industry operations]
- Subject Access
- Airplanes
- Automobiles
- Buildings
- Camps
- Industry
- Oil
- Oil and gas
- Portrait
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 61 negative photographs (b&w and colour) and 30 colour transparencies, various sizes. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Oil and Gas Company (CPOG), specifically geologists, coal exploration, and trains. Alberta locations include Rosalind, Forestburg and Coleman. British Columbia…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]
- 1967
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A7 / 38
- Description Level
- 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / I / A : Photography : Negatives and Transparencies
- Accession Number
- 7438
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A7 / 38
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 91 Photographs: negatives and transparencies; b&w, colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 61 negative photographs (b&w and colour) and 30 colour transparencies, various sizes. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Oil and Gas Company (CPOG), specifically geologists, coal exploration, and trains. Alberta locations include Rosalind, Forestburg and Coleman. British Columbia locations include Michel, Elk River Valley, Fort Steele area and Port Moody. Some images dated 1967.
- Notes
- Contains duplicates. Negatives and transparencies are stored in separate file boxes.
- Subject Access
- Oil Exploration
- Canadian Pacific
- Oil
- Coal and coal mines
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Reference use only; no reproduction
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Oil and Gas Prospects of the Prairie Provinces
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55629
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one volume by O. Bryant, titled "Oil and Gas Prospects of the Prairie Provinces". Includes handwritten notes, typed notes with corrections and edits, and one attached hand-drawn and coloured diagram. Volume consists of data collected by the author pertaining to existing oil and gas…
- Date Range
- 1920
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6 / 10
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : ELeanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / C6 : Southern Alberta research project
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6 / 10
- GMD
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Written by O. Bryant
- Date Range
- 1920
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 21.5 x 28 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one volume by O. Bryant, titled "Oil and Gas Prospects of the Prairie Provinces". Includes handwritten notes, typed notes with corrections and edits, and one attached hand-drawn and coloured diagram. Volume consists of data collected by the author pertaining to existing oil and gas wells and potential areas for future oil extraction in various regions of Alberta and Saskatchewan.
- Material Details
- Orange hard covers, brown binding
- Title of volume handwritten on front in black ink, and on first page in pencil
- Subject Access
- Oil
- Oil Exploration
- Industry
- Natural resources
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Saskatchewan
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Natural resources
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Sinclair Oil Claresholme Rig Discovery Well. -- 1956, October
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1193
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.C. Old file: Commercial properties and developments
- Reference Code
- V190 / I.C.iv. - 2
- Physical Description
- ca.8 negatives : 9.5 x 12 cm. or smaller
- Subject Access
- Oil
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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Oil Drilling. -- 1953
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1357
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.A. Main file: Alphabetical files
- Reference Code
- V190 / II.A.xv. - 1
- Physical Description
- ca.21 negatives : 9.5 x 12 cm.
- Subject Access
- Oil
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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Ma-Me-O Oilwell Fire. -- 1954, October
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1358
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.A. Main file: Alphabetical files
- Reference Code
- V190 / II.A.xv. - 2
- Physical Description
- ca.16 negatives : 9.5 x 12 cm.
- Subject Access
- Oil
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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Edmonton B.A. Oil Refineries. -- 1954, October
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1359
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.A. Main file: Alphabetical files
- Reference Code
- V190 / II.A.xv. - 3
- Physical Description
- ca.5 negatives : 9.5 x 12 c,.
- Subject Access
- Oil
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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Riggall Family Travel / Employment and Activities
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions23639
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 35 b&w and colour, some captioned. This file pertains to various panoramic views of the harbours of Victoria and Vancouver British Columbia, and various views taken on other Riggall trips. These views include the Banff Springs hotel, Glacier Park (Montana), Frank Slide, two colur p…
- Date Range
- 1910 to 1947
- Reference Code
- V26 / VII / A3 / PA - 526 to V26 / VII / A4 / PA - 17
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- VII. Familial and Personal Series: Bert and Dora Riggall Family / Activities and Employment
- Reference Code
- V26 / VII / A3 / PA - 526 to V26 / VII / A4 / PA - 17
- Date Range
- 1910 to 1947
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 35 prints, b&w, colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 35 b&w and colour, some captioned. This file pertains to various panoramic views of the harbours of Victoria and Vancouver British Columbia, and various views taken on other Riggall trips. These views include the Banff Springs hotel, Glacier Park (Montana), Frank Slide, two colur prints of Beazer, Alberta. This file also pertains to important historic firsts in the Waterton area and Riggall's early employment and activities in Waterton. The prints document Riggall's homemade boats (first commercial boats on Waterton Lakes), tourist taking stage coach to Riggall's ranch, fishing, and Gloyne's Oil camp (first oil well site in southern B.C).
- Subject Access
- Travel, Oil Exploration, Boat building
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- V26 / VII / A3 / PA - 526 to 543 Pertain to Riggall's travels
- V26 / VII / A3 / PA - 527 A O.S to 528 A O.S (12 1/4 in x 10 1/4 in) Pertain to collected travel photogrpahs (oversize)
- V26 / VII / A4 / PA - 1 to 17 Pertain to Early Employment and Activities
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Employment and Activities
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions23640
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 28 b&w, some captioned, some mounted. This file pertains to important historic firsts in the Waterton area and Riggall's early employment and activities. The prints document various views of Gloyne's Oil camp (first oil well site in southern B.C) and Riggall constructing homemade b…
- Date Range
- 1907 to 1910
- Reference Code
- V26 / VII / A4 / PA - 18 to 45
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- VII. Familial and Personal Series: Activities and Employment
- Reference Code
- V26 / VII / A4 / PA - 18 to 45
- Date Range
- 1907 to 1910
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 28 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 28 b&w, some captioned, some mounted. This file pertains to important historic firsts in the Waterton area and Riggall's early employment and activities. The prints document various views of Gloyne's Oil camp (first oil well site in southern B.C) and Riggall constructing homemade boats (first commercial boats on Waterton Lakes) with friend and future business partner J.C. Watmough.
- Subject Access
- Boat building, employment, Oil exploration
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- PA - 18 to 35 Pertain to Gloyne's Oil Camp
- PA - 36 to 45 Pertain to boat building at Waterton
- Riggall's Grandson John Russell provided an idendification on a photograph as follows:
- PA - 32 According to F.H.R's short autobiography of his early years in Canada, this camp was closed down at the time of the photo.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Industry and Transportation
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56334
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of scenic views of industry in Alberta and British Columbia, photographs include agriculture, oil, and transportation.
- Date Range
- 1981 - 1983
- 1985 - 1987
- 1988 - 1990
- 1993 - 1995
- Reference Code
- V222 / IV / D / 1 - 2 / NS
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M133
- V222
- Series
- V222 / IV : Scenic Views
- Sous-Fonds
- V222
- Sub-Series
- V222 / IV / D: Industry and Transportation
- Accession Number
- 2020.24
- Reference Code
- V222 / IV / D / 1 - 2 / NS
- Date Range
- 1981 - 1983
- 1985 - 1987
- 1988 - 1990
- 1993 - 1995
- Physical Description
- 194 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of scenic views of industry in Alberta and British Columbia, photographs include agriculture, oil, and transportation.
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Subject Access
- Industry
- Oil
- Agriculture
- Trains
- Trans-Canada Highway
- Transportation
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Grandforks, BC
- Kimberely, BC
- Trail, BC
- Golden, BC
- Yoho National Park
- Nelson, BC
- Banff National Park
- Calgary, AB
- Grande Praire, AB
- Cochrane, AB
- Red Deer, AB
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Douglas Leighton
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Tourism
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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