[Alberta Oilfield] 1948 Photos of Atlantic No. 3 Oil Well Blowing Wild

KENSIT, William

Verlag: Edmonton, AB, 1948

Beschreibung

Termed "Alberta's greatest oilfield disaster" by the Alberta Register of Historic Places, these two original, on-the-spot photographs capture the Atlantic No. 3 well site blowing wild and it's eventual catastrophic conflagration. Two scarce photos, both are B&W gelatin silver photographs, measuring 8x10 inches and are blind stamped in the lower right corner "William Kensit / Edmonton, Alberta" with the photographer's hand stamp applied onto verso. Photos are additionally captioned in black ink on versos "1948" and "1948 Atlantic". Photos w. extensive handling creases, else clean and unmarked. "On March 8, 1948, one mile east of Leduc No. 1, Atlantic No. 3 blew wild. When the ground thawed, a mass of craters appeared across the grain field and the oil flowed for the next 6 months. The rig collapsed, and caught fire on September 6, burning for three days. This brought world attention to the fact that Alberta had oil." Heritage Resources dot ca. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 4855

Bibliografische Details

Titel: [Alberta Oilfield] 1948 Photos of Atlantic ...

Verlag: Edmonton, AB

Erscheinungsdatum: 1948

Einband: Loose Photograph

Zustand: Near Very Good