Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Negative, Sheet Film |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Catalog Number |
OMC 2023.500.009 |
Description |
Negative with four images of oil field activities. The top left image shows two buildings beyond a wood picket fence, three teams of horses hauling oil tank wagons. three pole derricks are in the background. Written at the bottom: Receiving station, Marthaville. The top right photo shows a man in a suit, holding a basket, standing in front of a horse and buggy. The bottom right shows two men working on an oil well under a derrick with a team of horses to the right and a work wagon to the left. The bottom left is two superimposed images. One image is a steam engine and wagon. The other image is a three pole derrick with a team of horses below in the portrait orientation. |
Provenance |
Horses and work wagons (pump kits) were used until the 1940s. |
Search Terms |
Horse Jerker-line Lambton County Marthaville Negative Oil & Gas Production Oil Field Oil Industry Oil Wells Oilman Photograph Receiving Station Steam Engine Working |