City of Vancouver Archives

[The Sir James Hector cairn at the summit of the Kicking Horse Pass]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-513.10
Item
[ca. 1906]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Lake Agnes, the Lakes in the Clouds

AM1052-: AM1052 P-1232
Item
[ca. 1908]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives postcard collection

On the cattle ranges, near Calgary.

AM1052-: AM1052 P-1259
Item
[ca. 1910]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives postcard collection

The Great Divide [and the Sir James Hector monument in] Banff National Park

AM54-S4-: Can P238
Item
[ca. 1910]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Castle Mountain from Windermere Road in Banff National Park]

AM54-S4-: Mount P92
Item
[191-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Valley of the Ten Peaks from Banff National Park]

AM54-S4-: Mount P91
Item
[191-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Sofa Mountain from the bay at Waterton Lakes National Park]

AM54-S4-: Mount P93
Item
[191-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Bertha Mountain in Waterton Lakes National Park]

AM54-S4-: Mount P95
Item
[191-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Grace and Robert Girvan

AM1450-S1-: 2004-004.110
Item
[between 1912 and 1917]

Part of John Girvan fonds

Oil country - [L.D. Taylor kissing rock in Sheep Creek]

AM1477-1-S5-: CVA 1477-666
Item
[ca. 1914]

Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds

Inscription by L.D. Taylor on verso of photograph reads: "Oil fields - out with Dr. Grossman, geologist. Covered 150 miles auto. My hat. drinking Sheep Creek. Oil formation other side Creek."

Oil country - [oil field in Turner Valley, Alberta]

AM1477-1-S5-: CVA 1477-659
Item
[ca. 1914]

Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds

Photograph taken during visit by L.D. Taylor.

Oil country - [oil tanks in Turner Valley, Alberta]

AM1477-1-S5-: CVA 1477-663
Item
[ca. 1914]

Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds

Photograph taken during visit by L.D. Taylor.

Oil country - [Men at oil well in Turner Valley, Alberta]

AM1477-1-S5-: CVA 1477-665
Item
[ca. 1914]

Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds

Photograph taken during visit by L.D. Taylor.

Oil country - [oil field in Turner Valley, Alberta]

AM1477-1-S5-: CVA 1477-660
Item
[ca. 1914]

Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds

Photograph taken during visit by L.D. Taylor.

Oil country - [oil field in Turner Valley, Alberta]

AM1477-1-S5-: CVA 1477-662
Item
[ca. 1914]

Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds

Photograph taken during visit by L.D. Taylor.

Oil country - [oil well in Turner Valley, Alberta]

AM1477-1-S5-: CVA 1477-667
Item
[ca. 1914]

Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds

Photograph taken during visit by L.D. Taylor. "Regent" is inscribed on the verso of photograph.

Oil country - [L.D. Taylor and Dr. Grossman in front of Dingman well, Turner Valley, Alberta]

AM1477-1-S5-: CVA 1477-664
Item
[ca. 1914]

Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds

L.D. Taylor is the man on the right. Inscription by L.D. on the verso reads: "Dingman well stands - holds 3000 barrels. Only well of its kind in the world. Producing oil 92 [percent] gasoline. fill your auto tanks right from well. Millions of feet of wet gas. just discovered that under compression 1000 cubic ft. produce 5 gal. gasoline. besides leaving a valuable dry gas. you can smell gasoline 1/4 mile away."