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Circa 1860s Oil Wagon - Ontario Canada

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Jimmy Brown

Free Account, Petrolia, Ontario

Circa 1860s Oil Wagon - Ontario Canada

GUM BED

Oil seeping to the surface of the ground created these asphalt ponds or "gum beds". These beds brought the first explorers to Oil Springs. The most famous is Charles Tripp who started the world's first oil company in 1851, The International Mining and Manufacturing Company. It was empowered to seek for oil and salt springs and to manufacture oils, naphtha paints, burning fluids, varnishes and other products. Tripp's asphalt was so unique it gained international attention and in 1865 it received honorable mention at the Universal Exhibition in Paris.

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Costache Daniel 15/09/2008 15:08
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Dianna 29/03/2007 3:44
Jimmy, This is awesome! I love everything about it!
Great shot! The snow and the sepia add to the total feel of the photo!
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DRAGA PUC 06/03/2007 22:40
welcome back in future.... good picture nostalgic sepia tone
congratulation
draga
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Jimmy Brown 22/02/2007 20:09
Hey Susel, you know, I think I see a face on that pump too !!! Perhaps it's a ghost from the past !! - jimmy
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Susel S. 22/02/2007 19:26
thanks a lot for all your nice words, my partner mick and me looked at all your pictures today and we were both amazed at the clarity of this photograph and it might sound a bit strange but we both thought we saw a little face halfway down the pump...!!
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Maria Porter 18/02/2007 4:37
Love the old world stuff!! Nice in sepia!
Maria
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Steff Kuhn 18/02/2007 4:20
I like your Photo, because the sepia colours are very typical for this age!

Greetings from Germany
Steffen
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