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Fonds Add. MSS. 1435;CVA 1435 - Westcoast Transmission Company Ltd. fonds
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Westcoast Transmission Company Ltd. fonds
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CA CVAN Add. MSS. 1435;CVA 1435
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1958-1983 (Creation)
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- Westcoast Transmission Company
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674 photographs : col. and b&w negatives, prints and transparencies
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Westcoast Transmission Company
Biographical history
The Westcoast Transmission Company was incorporated in 1949 to extract and distribute natural gas and provide other energy services. Established by Frank McMahon, it had its headquarters in Vancouver. In 1988 the name of the company was changed to Westcoast Energy. By 2000, the company had five gas processing plants and three sulphur recovery plants. In March, 2002, Westcoast Energy was acquired by the U.S. company Duke Energy.
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Fonds consists of photographs taken by or for the Westcoast Transmission Company Ltd. They include aerial views of Vancouver and photographs of the Vancouver Museum and Planetarium, the Vancouver Aquarium, MacMillan Bloedel Conservatory, Pacific National Exhibition buildings and prize homes, petroleum and gas industry exhibits at the Pacific National Exhibition, scenes from Gastown, the Westcoast Energy building, and other buildings and scenes in Vancouver.
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- Alpha-numeric designations: BCAUL control number: CVAN-689
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- Westcoast Transmission Company (Creator)
