Facilities of the International Petroleum Company, a subsidiary of Imperial
established in 1914 to operate in South America, which was a major source of
crude oil for Imperial until the mid-1900s.
1931
Refuelling the Winnie Mae, which earlier in the year had flown around
the world in eight days and 16 hours, setting a world record.
1932
An Imperial service station in Dunnville, Ont.
1933
The legendary petroleum geologist Ted Link at work in an Imperial laboratory.
1934
A scientist conducts research on Marvelube motor oil at the Sarnia Research
Centre.
1935
With "motoring" becoming ever more popular, Imperial began producing road maps
for its customers.
1936
A father and son listen to an Imperial Oil Hockey broadcast. The broadcasts
were introduced in 1936 with Imperial as their sole sponsor.
1937
A drilling crew in Western Canada poses for the camera. At the time, Imperial
was the only major company carrying out significant exploration in the West.
1938
Performers present the Esso Road Show in Donnacona, Que. In the days
before television, the show promoted Imperial and its products.
1939
Synthetic rubber is produced at an Imperial plant. When supplies of natural
rubber were cut off during World War II, synthetic rubber was to prove
invaluable to the Allied war effort.
