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The story of Imperial Oil



1950


A crane lifts a segment of pipeline during construction of the Interprovincial pipeline, which stretches from Edmonton to Superior, Wisconsin, and was completed in five months during 1950.

1951


The Imperial Leduc is launched at Collingwood, Ont.

1952


A father and son watch Hockey Night in Canada. The Imperial-sponsored program was first broadcast on television in 1952.

1953


Geologists study a land map during summer fieldwork.

1954


A company representative meets with a landowner to negotiate a pipeline right of way.

1955


Cartons are filled with Esso Marvelube, which had been introduced in 1926.

1956


An older service station in Montreal continues to meet drivers' needs.

1957


Employees in the lobby of Imperial's new head office on Toronto's St. Clair Avenue. The building opened in 1957.

1958


A controller monitors operations from the powerformer control room at the Winnipeg refinery.

1959


A Trans Canada Air Lines plane is refuelled from an Imperial tanker truck.

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