Delivering Polarine motor oil, the demand for which was growing rapidly. By
1910, there were about 6,000 cars in Canada. By 1920, there would be more
than a quarter of a million.
1911
Imperial's warehouse in Vernon, B.C.
1912
An employee in the company's new head office building in Sarnia.
1913
A racing car promoting Polarine engine oil.
1914
Turner Valley, Alta., during its first short-lived oil boom.
1915
Female gas station attendants during the First World War.
1916
Readying asphalt for shipment in Montreal.
1917
The first issue of the Imperial Oil Review magazine, showing the
company's head office building in Toronto, which was opened in 1916.
1918
A leading edge delivery truck supplies company products to customers.
1919
Imperial employees pack Christmas candles in Sarnia.