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This award winning history book is formatted as a 14 month calendar. Measuring 12" wide by 24" tall when opened, it contains 44 pages of history related in 8,000 words of text, and illustrated by 80 vintage photographs. It contains stories of famous petroleum discoveries and pioneers, anniversaries, maps, time-lines, a reference section, and much more.
Atlantic No. 3 was discovered in the Leduc oil field in March of 1948. It ran wild for six months, spewing a million barrels of oil onto the farmers field. The accident brought international attention to the Leduc Oil field.
300 words of historical information and 4 additional photographs tell the 1948 story of how a Leduc oil field well blew out of control for 6 months and brought international attention to Alberta’s new oil field for the first time.
The Atlantic Oil Company No. 3 well was located a few kilometers east of Leduc No. 1. It blew wild for six months, spewing over 1,000,000 barrels of oil on the surrounding fields. When it caught fire for three days, it brought international attention to Alberta's oil fields.
The Atlantic Oil Company No. 3 well was located a few kilometers east of Leduc No. 1. It blew wild for six months, spewing over 1,000,000 barrels of oil on the surrounding fields. When it caught fire for three days, it brought international attention to Alberta's oil fields.
The Atlantic Oil Company No. 3 well was located a few kilometers east of Leduc No. 1. It blew wild for six months, spewing over 1,000,000 barrels of oil on the surrounding fields. When it caught fire for three days, it brought international attention to Alberta's oil fields.
The Atlantic Oil Company No. 3 well was located a few kilometers east of Leduc No. 1. It blew wild for six months, spewing over 1,000,000 barrels of oil on the surrounding fields. When it caught fire for three days, it brought international attention to Alberta's oil fields.
The Atlantic Oil Company No. 3 well was located a few kilometers east of Leduc No. 1. It blew wild for six months, spewing over 1,000,000 barrels of oil on the surrounding fields. When it caught fire for three days, it brought international attention to Alberta's oil fields.
The 1909 discovery of natural gas led to the construction of a pipeline through Bow Island and Calgary in 1912.
Additional information and photos are shown below the three main photographs.
The Bow Island – Calgary pipeline was the first cross-country pipeline in Alberta. Its construction is immortalized in this vintage photograph.
The Bow Island – Calgary pipeline was the first cross-country pipeline in Alberta. Its construction is immortalized in this vintage photograph.
The Bow Island – Calgary pipeline was the first cross-country pipeline in Alberta. Its construction is immortalized in this vintage photograph.
The Bow Island – Calgary pipeline was completed by Eugene Coste in 1912 for Canadian Western National Gas. Its story is told in this informative photo showcase.
Soul of Canada will gladly personalize our existing framed products through custom metal labels as well as make unique sizes and framed photos other than the pictures depicted here.
Three 8'' x 10'' black & white photographs in a wooden 24'' x 34'' frame and engraved plate. Includes a 300 word history background and 4 additional illustrative photographs.
On two farms and 7000 acres of Crown lands purchased by the pioneer William Herron, the first discoveries of oil wells were made in the Turner Valley.
In 1911 a pioneer named William Herron tested the oil seepage in Turner Valley to find it was wet gas, or naphtha. Dingman No. 1’s true beginnings are immortalized in this image.
In 1911 a pioneer named William Herron tested the oil seepage in Turner Valley to find it was wet gas, or naphtha. Dingman No. 1’s true beginnings are immortalized in this image.
In 1911 a pioneer named William Herron tested the oil seepage in Turner Valley to find it was wet gas, or naphtha. Dingman No. 1’s true beginnings are immortalized in this image.
In 1911 a pioneer named William Herron tested the oil seepage in Turner Valley to find it was wet gas, or naphtha. Dingman No. 1’s true beginnings are immortalized in this image.