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71941 A2422 Miscellaneous Collection     A Close Up Of The Construction In 1968 - 1969 Of The Causeway Over Lake Manitoba Narrows, Showing A Worker Crouched Beside One Of The Four Prestressed Concrete Beams In Place For The Bridge. Photo Courtesy Of Gunnlaugsson Collection  Construction ▪ Derricks ▪ Equipment ▪ Labour ▪ Lakes ▪ Roads 1968-1969
71936 A2422 Miscellaneous Collection     A Close Up View In 1954 Of The Construction Of The Causeway (Raised Road Over Water) At Lake Manitoba Narrows. Construction Workers Are Guiding The Crane (Or Derrick) As To The Correct Placement Of The Heavy Metal Beam On The Foundation Of The Partially Built Causeway. The Cost Of The Causeway Leading Up Tothe Bridge Was $170,000. Photo Courtesy Of Gunnlaugsson Collection  Construction ▪ Derricks ▪ Labour ▪ Lakes ▪ Machinery ▪ Roads 1954
51876 A1571 Winnipeg Free Press Collection     A Construction Worker At The Portage Place Mall Directs A Crane Operator. The Mall, Located Downtown On Portage Avenue, Is Due To Open Aug., 1987  Construction ▪ Derricks ▪ Labour ▪ Stores ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1986, May 12
70197 A2223 Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)     A derrick dropping a car into a metal press machine. Scrap metal business building in the background. (2x2 neg.) Photo by and courtesy of Hugh Allan.  Automobiles ▪ Businesses ▪ Derricks ▪ Equipment ▪ Machinery 1966, February 7
4730 A0150 James A. Richardson Collection     A Reel Of Cable Part Of $300,000 Worth Of Machinery & Equipment Furnished By Central Patricia In One Year, Is Lowered Into Scow By Derrick  Boats ▪ Derricks ▪ Equipment ▪ Machinery ▪ Scows  
64850 A2088 City of Edmonton Archives     An Oil Derrick In An Alberta Grain Field  Agriculture ▪ Crops ▪ Derricks ▪ Environment ▪ Industry ▪ Oil 1925c
42590 A1405 Canadian National Railway Collection     Associated Oil And Gas Company'S Oil Derrick, Turner Valley Oil Fields, Ab  Derricks ▪ Machinery ▪ Oil ▪ Towns 1940c
70195 A2223 Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)     Automobile Metal Press Business: A typical work day. A derrick being used to move a crushed car in a scrap metal yard. Photo by and courtesy of Hugh Allan. (2x2 neg.)  Automobiles ▪ Businesses ▪ Derricks ▪ Equipment ▪ Machinery ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1966, February 7
58608 A1796 Kip Park Collection     Canadian National Steam Locomotive #7304 Beside A Flat Car Carrying A Crane (Derrick) With A Heavy Bucket  Derricks ▪ Locomotives ▪ Machinery ▪ Railways 1930c
3735 A0120 James A. Richardson Collection     Cf-Bau Nordwyn Norseman Iv Aircraft At Cooking Lake, Ab, Change Over From Floats To Skis Using A Derrick  Aircraft ▪ Aviation ▪ Derricks ▪ Equipment 1937
70356 A2252 Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)     CNR Yards smokestack coming down, structure is falling, captured by derrick half-way down. (2x2 neg.) Photo by and courtesy of Hugh Allan.  Chimneys ▪ Demolition ▪ Derricks ▪ Rail Yards ▪ Railways ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1963, January 7
71935 A2422 Miscellaneous Collection     Construction In 1954 Of The Causeway At Lake Manitoba Narrows. The Bridge To The Causeway Was Built By Mcallister Contracting Company Of Winnipeg. Two Large Litz Cranes (Or Derricks) Are Manoeuvring A Heavy Metal Beam Onto The Pile Foundations. Construction Workers And Trucks Are On The Partially Built Causeway. Photo Courtesy Of Gunnlaugsson Collection  Bridges ▪ Construction ▪ Derricks ▪ Labour ▪ Lakes ▪ Machinery ▪ Roads ▪ Trucks 1954
71939 A2422 Miscellaneous Collection     Construction In 1968 To 1969 Of The Causeway Over Lake Manitoba Narrows. The Pile Foundations With The Heavy Pressed Concrete Beams Over Top, As Seen From Beneath. The Harris Crane Is Shown At Work On The Causeway. Photo Courtesy Gunnlaugsson Collection  Bridges ▪ Construction ▪ Derricks ▪ Equipment ▪ Lakes ▪ Machinery ▪ Roads 1968-1969
31388 A1047 Winnipeg Free Press Collection     Crane Lifting Concrete Slabs Into Position During Construction Of Rcmp Headquarters, 1091 Portage Avenue"  Construction ▪ Derricks ▪ RCMP ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1977, September
43211 A1426 Canadian National Railway Collection     Crane Moving Wood Block Into Position During Trestle Construction On The Sherridon-Lynn Lake Extension  Bridges ▪ Construction ▪ Derricks ▪ Machinery ▪ Railways 1952
14823 A0461 Radio Station C.J.O.B. Collection     Crane Removing Old Cjob Neon Sign From On Top Of The Lindsay Building On Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg. The Oxford Hotel Is The Building On The Left  Derricks ▪ Radio ▪ Signs ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1981
43612 A1440 Canadian National Railway Collection     Crane Unloading Gravel From Hopper Car To Truck For Shipment To Sandbagging Area, Cn'S East Yards  Derricks ▪ Floods ▪ Machinery ▪ Rail Yards ▪ Railways ▪ Trucks 1950
44046 A1454 Canadian National Railway Collection     Crane Unloading Scrap Metal From Flatcar. Cn'S Transcona Scrap And Reclamation Yard  Derricks ▪ Machinery ▪ Rail Yards ▪ Railways 1960c
71940 A2422 Miscellaneous Collection     Cranes (Litz) Lifting A Heavy Prestressed Concrete Beam From A Truck Flatbed Onto The Pile Foundations Of The Causeway Over Lake Manitoba Narrows In 1968 - 1969. A Worker Is Seen In Front Of The First Crane. Other Workers Can Be Seen Sitting On Other Beams Already In Place. Photo Courtesy Gunnlaugsson Collection  Construction ▪ Derricks ▪ Equipment ▪ Labour ▪ Lakes ▪ Machinery ▪ Roads ▪ Trucks 1968-1969
58046 A1776 Arlene Billinkoff     Demolition Of Raber Glove Company Building By Atlas Wrecking Company Limited Owned By Alex Billinkoff. Trucks, Car, Trailer And Derrick Seen On The Rubble Around The Partially Demolished Building. Photo Courtesy Of Arlene Billinkoff  Automobiles ▪ Businesses ▪ Demolition ▪ Derricks ▪ Trucks ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1965, February 26
58049 A1776 Arlene Billinkoff     Demolition Of The Royal Bank Building 504 Main Street By Atlas Wrecking Co. Ltd. Derrick In Foreground; Buildings Behind The Partially Demolished Royal Bank Building Are Signs Of (L- R): Montreal Trust Company, The Toronto Dominion Bank, And The Childs Building. Photo Courtesy Of Arlene Billinkoff  Banks ▪ Demolition ▪ Derricks ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets  
58086 A1778 Arlene Billinkoff     Demolition Of The Royal Bank On Fort Street By Atlas Wrecking Co Ltd, Wrecking Co Owned By Alex Billinkoff. Note The Use Of The R. Litz & Sons Co Ltd Crane On The Left Foreground. A Worker Is On The Left. Photo Courtesy Of Arlene Billinkoff  Banks ▪ Demolition ▪ Derricks ▪ Labour ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1964, September 30
58110 A1778 Arlene Billinkoff     Demolition Of Winnipeg City Hall, Main Street In 1962 By Atlas Wrecking Co. Ltd. Good View Of The Civic Offices On Left; And The Queen'S Hotel And Seymore Hotel In The Centre. The White Building Directly Behind The Civic Offices Is The Bawf Block (Sign On It Reads House Of Comoy Of Canada Ltd. Signs Seen In The Background Are (L- R): Acme Paper Box; Paulin Chambers; Beatty Factory Branch; Goldin Co Ltd; I Mooney Furs; And Williams Restaurant Supply Ltd. Automobiles Are Parked Diagonally Outside The Civic Offices. Note The Car With Two Ladders Attached To Its Roof, And The Derrick In The Centre Foreground. The Winnipeg Streets Seen Are: Princess Street In The Background (With The House Of Comoy Sign ); King Street (Between The Civic Offices And The Partially Demolished City Hall); And Market Avenue And William Avenue. Photo Courtesy Of Arlene Billinkoff  Automobiles ▪ City Halls ▪ Demolition ▪ Derricks ▪ Signs ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1962
58314 A1785 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     Derrick At West End Of Rock Fill Dam At Pointe Du Bois, Mb  Construction ▪ Dams ▪ Derricks ▪ Hydro ▪ Machinery 1909, December 22
43255 A1428 Canadian National Railway Collection     Drag Line Crane At Work In Rail Line Right Of Way Preparation, Moak Lake  Construction ▪ Derricks ▪ Machinery ▪ Railways 1950c
42612 A1406 Canadian National Railway Collection     Farmer Loading Stooks Of Grain Onto Horse-Drawn Wagon With Oil Derrick In The Background  Agriculture ▪ Derricks ▪ Harvesting ▪ Horses ▪ Oil ▪ Stooking ▪ Wagons 1940c
42613 A1406 Canadian National Railway Collection     Farmer Loading Straw Onto Wagon Pulled By A Team Of Two Horses, With Oil Derrick In The Background  Agriculture ▪ Derricks ▪ Harvesting ▪ Hay Racks ▪ Horses ▪ Oil ▪ Wagons 1940c
655 A0022 Archives of Manitoba     Field Of Grain And Hay Stacks With An Oil Derrick In Background  Agriculture ▪ Derricks ▪ Haying ▪ Oil  
58113 A1778 Arlene Billinkoff     Good Rooftop View Of The Demolition Of Winnipeg City Hall On Main Street By Atlas Wrecking Co Ltd. Some Of The City Hall Walls Are Still Up. A Large Derrick Is In The Forefront On The Left. The Civic Offices Are On The Left. The Buildings With Signs In The Background Are (L - R): The Queen'S Hotel; Atlas Uphostering, Drapes And Rugs; Drugs; Seymour Hotel; And Across The Street, The Buffalo Glove Co.; In The Background Centre Is A B/A Gas Sign. Photo Courtesy Of Arlene Billinkoff  City Halls ▪ Demolition ▪ Derricks ▪ Equipment ▪ Machinery ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1962
70487 A2276 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Collection     Greyhound Bus Scenicruiser With Domed Glass Upper Deck At Winnipeg Bus Depot. Sign On Bus Reads”Chicago”. Shea”S Smokestack And Cranes And Dominion Bridge Sign On Steel Framing For New Construction In Left Background. (4x5 Neg.)  Buses ▪ Chimneys ▪ Construction ▪ Derricks ▪ Signs 1957, October 30
42604 A1406 Canadian National Railway Collection     Gulf Oil Derrick, Redwater, Ab  Derricks ▪ Machinery ▪ Oil ▪ Towns 1950c
3717 A0119 James A. Richardson Collection     Junkers Ju-52/Lm Cf-Arm Aircraft, Front View Of Machine And Derrick, Putting Floats On At Brandon Avenue Dock, Winnipeg  Aircraft ▪ Aviation ▪ Derricks 1932, June 18
71938 A2422 Miscellaneous Collection     Lake Manitoba With The Construction Of The Causeway And Bridges In 1968 - 1969 Over Lake Manitoba Narrows. Seen In The Photo Are 3 Cranes, The Large Prestressed Concrete Beam With Men Working On It, And Truck Beds, All On The Partially Built Causeway. Photo Courtesy Gunnlaugsson Collection  Bridges ▪ Construction ▪ Derricks ▪ Lakes ▪ Machinery ▪ Roads ▪ Trucks 1968-1969
22796 A0756 Gurling Collection     Lifting A Very Small Engine With 120 Ton Crane In Back Shop Of Cnr Shops, Transcona, Mb. Workers On The Floor  Derricks ▪ Labour ▪ Locomotives ▪ Machinery ▪ Railways ▪ Shops ▪ Winnipeg Buildings  
66762 A2161 Nebraska Agriculture Collection     Morris Oil Derrick, Shelton, Buffalo County, Nebraska  Agriculture ▪ Derricks ▪ Oil ▪ Towers 1910
42615 A1406 Canadian National Railway Collection     Oil Derrick Near Edmonton, Ab  Derricks ▪ Machinery ▪ Oil ▪ Towns 1955c
42620 A1406 Canadian National Railway Collection     Oil Derrick Near Leduc, Ab, With Burn-Off Pit To The Right  Derricks ▪ Machinery ▪ Oil ▪ Towns 1955c
70397 A2255 Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)     Piers (Supports) of the Disraeli bridge under construction in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (2x2 neg.) Photo by and courtesy of Hugh Allan.  Automobiles ▪ Bridges ▪ Construction ▪ Derricks ▪ Houses ▪ Tractors 1959, June 13
4719 A0149 James A. Richardson Collection     Portage Scows Are Unloaded By Steam Derrick At Root River. Derrick Has Been Brought In By Water Route. “Root River Queen” In Left Background  Boats ▪ Derricks ▪ Machinery ▪ Oil ▪ Rivers ▪ Scows  
14825 A0461 Radio Station C.J.O.B. Collection     Radio Station Cjob Sign On The Ground Leaning Against The Building After Removal From The Lindsay Building On Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg. The Derrick That Removed The Cjob Sign Is On Notre Dame Avenue In The Background  Derricks ▪ Radio ▪ Signs ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1981
4726 A0150 James A. Richardson Collection     Railway Ends At Settlement Of Root River Portage Where A Derrick Is Unloading A Flat Car In The Background. In Front Of Derrick Is A Large Diesel Tug Taking Load Up Lake St. Joseph.  Derricks ▪ Railways ▪ Tugboats  
42603 A1406 Canadian National Railway Collection     Royalite Oil Derrick, Redwater, Ab  Derricks ▪ Machinery ▪ Oil ▪ Towns 1950c
44040 A1454 Canadian National Railway Collection     Scrap And Reclamation Yard Workers Going Over Scrap As Crane Lifts Boiler Into The Air, Cn'S Transcona Shop  Derricks ▪ Labour ▪ Rail Yards ▪ Railways ▪ Shops ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1960c
70687 A2316 Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)     Several cranes (Derricks) placing gas pipe across the Assiniboine River in Winnipeg, from River Heights across the river to Wolseley Avenue. (2x2 neg.) Photo by and courtesy of Hugh Allan.  Construction ▪ Derricks ▪ Equipment ▪ Pipelines ▪ Rivers ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1960, September 20
42852 A1414 Canadian National Railway Collection     Shovel Crane Loading Earthmover, Mile 3 During Rail Grade Construction Near Terrace, Bc  Construction ▪ Derricks ▪ Machinery ▪ Railways ▪ Towns 1953c
71516 A2402 Miscellaneous Collection     Skyline Of Portage And Main Street Showing The Red River And Its Bank With Tall Grass. A Construction Crane Is Seen Over The Bank Of Montreal Tower In The Centre Background, The Tall Richardson Building (With The Letter R) Is On The Right Of The Photo. A Railway Bridge Is Seen On The Left  Banks ▪ Bridges ▪ Construction ▪ Derricks ▪ Railways ▪ Rivers ▪ Trees ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets  
4854 A0154 Scott Bateman Collection     Susan (The Cow) Of Gillam Being Lifted By Crane  Cattle ▪ Derricks ▪ Events ▪ Railways 1937, June
4253 A0136 James A. Richardson Collection     The Derrick At Hudson, On  Derricks ▪ Mining ▪ Oil 1938
4254 A0136 James A. Richardson Collection     The Stiff Leg Derrick At Hudson, On  Derricks ▪ Mining ▪ Oil 1938
4255 A0136 James A. Richardson Collection     The Stiff Leg Derrick, 20 Ton Capacity, At Hudson, On  Derricks ▪ Mining ▪ Oil 1938
38742 A1294 Winnipeg Free Press Collection     Tyndal Quarry In Tyndal, Manitoba. Note: Steam Engine And Derrick  Derricks ▪ Equipment ▪ Quarries ▪ Stone ▪ Towns 1928c
38741 A1294 Winnipeg Free Press Collection     Tyndal Quarry In Tyndal, Manitoba. Note: Steam Engine And Derrick In The Foreground.  Buildings ▪ Derricks ▪ Equipment ▪ Machinery ▪ Quarries ▪ Towns 1928c
4721 A0149 James A. Richardson Collection     Victor Como, Steam Derrick Operator, At The Portage; Lives There With Wife & Child During Summer Months  Derricks ▪ Personalities ▪ Transportation  
58112 A1778 Arlene Billinkoff     View Of Demolition Of Winnipeg City Hall On Main Street By Atlas Wrecking Co Ltd. The Civic Offices Are On The Left. A Large Derrick Is On The Right.Photo Courtesy Of Arlene Billinkoff  City Halls ▪ Demolition ▪ Derricks ▪ Machinery ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1962
42592 A1406 Canadian National Railway Collection     View Of Oil Derricks (Reflected In Water), And Buildings, Turner Valley Oilfields, Ab  Derricks ▪ Machinery ▪ Oil ▪ Towns 1940c
42588 A1405 Canadian National Railway Collection     View Of Oil Derricks, In The Centre Area Of The Turner Valley Oilfields  Derricks ▪ Machinery ▪ Oil ▪ Towns 1950c
43729 A1443 Canadian National Railway Collection     View Of The Construction Site Of The Fort Garry Hotel On Broadway Between Fort And Garry Streets. Note: Steam-Powered Derrick In The Centre And Steel Super-Structure. Unidentified Building On The Left And On Right Of The Photo  Construction ▪ Derricks ▪ Hotels ▪ Railways ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1912, March 3
4852 A0154 Scott Bateman Collection     Volunteers Lift Susan (The Cow) Of Gillam With Crane  Cattle ▪ Derricks ▪ Events 1937, June
43161 A1425 Canadian National Railway Collection     Work Crew And Crane During The Final Stages Of The Construction Of The 400 Foot Pile And Frame Timber Trestle Over The Grass River On The Cn'S Optic Lake To Chisel Lake Branch Line In Northern Manitoba  Bridges ▪ Construction ▪ Derricks ▪ Labour ▪ Machinery ▪ Railways ▪ Rivers 1960
58042 A1776 Arlene Billinkoff     Worker Watching The Progress Of A Derrick And Wrecking Ball During The Demolition Of Royal Alexandra Hotel On Higgins Avenue And Main Street. Work Was Done By Atlas Wrecking Company Owned By Alex Billinkoff And Possibly His Last Job). Photo Courtesy Of Arlene Billinkoff  Demolition ▪ Derricks ▪ Equipment ▪ Hotels ▪ Labour ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1971, July 12
22791 A0756 Gurling Collection     Workers Seen Inside The Back Shop At Transcona Shop. Two Cranes, 15 & 120 Ton, Operate Here.  Costumes ▪ Derricks ▪ Labour ▪ Machinery ▪ Railways ▪ Shops ▪ Uniforms ▪ Winnipeg Buildings  
44044 A1454 Canadian National Railway Collection     Yardmen Sorting Scrap Metal While A Crane Moves A Boiler Part, Cn'S Transcona Scrap And Reclamation Yard  Derricks ▪ Rail Yards ▪ Railways ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1960c