[Photo] Oil Flare w/ Derrick in Background

Photograph

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Canadian Energy Museum

Name/Title

[Photo] Oil Flare w/ Derrick in Background

Entry/Object ID

2023.9.4

Description

A large black and white (gloss) photograph of an active oil flare at Leduc #1, 13 February 1947. In the right section of the midground is the flames and smoke for the oil flare, filling the 3/4 of the right side of the image. In the centre background is the Leduc #1 oil derrick. To the centre-left of the midground through to the background are a crowd of figures facing the flare. On the reverse is a black-ink stamp reading "PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES OF ALBERTA; H.POLLARD; No....; Title....; Publication:; Not Permitted; Permitted; PLEASE CREDIT AS ABOVE", all in a rectangular border. In blue ballpoint is the following text in the stamp's fields: "[No.] P272z; [Title] Imperial Oil Leduc No 1 well Leduc Oil fields The day the well blew in; Feb 13/47; x [Not Permitted]". Along the bottom-right edge is written in pencil "2.; Leduc/Devon Oil. Hist. Society".

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Photographs
Multimedia

Acquisition

Accession

2023.9

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

August 1, 2024

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

December 5, 2024