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Photo depicts oil sands being mined from a quarry. Picture forms part of a series documenting the first commercial shipment of oil sands.

Photo depicts a piece of heavy equipment at work at the Bitumount oil sands extraction plant

Photo depicts a piece of heavy equipment at work at the Bitumount oil sands extraction plant

Photo depicts a piece of heavy equipment at work at the Bitumount oil sands extraction plant

Photo depicts two pieces of heavy machinery used for tar sands extraction at the Bitumount site.

Photo depicts two pieces of heavy machinery used for tar sands extraction at the Bitumount site.

Photo depicts two pieces of heavy machinery used for tar sands extraction at the Bitumount site.

Includes biographical items; refineries in Winnipeg, Brandon and Regina; Alberta Oil Sands Project, 1938 and 1948-1949; return visit to Bitumount, 1983.

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Photo depicts the construction of the Consumer Cooperative Refineries plant in Regina.

Photo depicts the construction of the Consumer Cooperative Refineries plant in Regina.

Photo depicts the construction of the Consumer Cooperative Refineries plant in Regina.

Photo depicts the construction of the Consumer Cooperative Refineries plant in Regina.

Photo depicts a power shovel working the location of the Bitumount Quarry.

Photo depicts heavy machinery excavating the site of the Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant. Athabasca river in the background.

Photo depicts a power shovel working the location of the Bitumount Quarry.

Photo depicts heavy machinery excavating the site of the Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant. Athabasca river in the background.

Photo depicts a power shovel working the location of the Bitumount Quarry.

Photo depicts heavy machinery excavating the site of the Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant. Athabasca river in the background.

Photo depicts the exteriour of the Consumer Cooperative Refineries plant in Regina.

Photo depicts the exteriour of the Consumer Cooperative Refineries plant in Regina.

Photo depicts an exterior view of the Star Oil plant. One of several plants on which Adkins supervised construction.

Photo depicts the exterior of the Anglo-Canadian Oils Plant, in Brandon

Photo depicts the exterior of the Anglo-Canadian Oils Plant, in Brandon

Photo depicts the exterior of the Bitumount tar sands extraction plant under the direction of the Alberta Government.

Photo depicts the exterior of the Bitumount tar sands extraction plant under the direction of the Alberta Government.

Photo depicts the exterior of the Anglo-Canadian Oils Plant, in Brandon

Photo depicts an exterior view of the Star Oil plant. One of several plants on which Adkins supervised construction.

Photo depicts an exterior view of the Star Oil plant. One of several plants on which Adkins supervised construction.

Photo depicts an exterior view of the Star Oil plant. One of several plants on which Adkins supervised construction.

Photo depicts the exterior of the Bitumount tar sands extraction plant under the direction of the Alberta Government.

Photo depicts exterior of the tar sands extraction plant in Bitumount.

Photo depicts exterior of the tar sands extraction plant in Bitumount.

Photo depicts the exterior of the Bitumount tar sands extraction plant under the direction of the Alberta Government.

Photo depicts the exterior of the Bitumount tar sands extraction plant under the direction of the Alberta Government.

Photo depicts exterior of the tar sands extraction plant in Bitumount.

Photo depicts the exteriour of the Consumer Cooperative Refineries plant in Regina.

Photo depicts the exterior of the Bitumount tar sands extraction plant under the direction of the Alberta Government.

Photo depicts the exterior of the Bitumount tar sands extraction plant under the direction of the Alberta Government.

Photo depicts exterior of the tar sands extraction plant in Bitumount.

Photo depicts three Star Oil employees standing in front of an aircraft.

Photo depicts the exterior of the Bitumount tar sands extraction plant under the direction of the Alberta Government.

Photo depicts exterior of the tar sands extraction plant in Bitumount.

Photo depicts the exterior of the Bitumount tar sands extraction plant under the direction of the Alberta Government.

Photo depicts exterior of the tar sands extraction plant in Bitumount.

Photo depicts view of machinery inside the North Star Oil Company Ltd. Oil processing plant.

Photo depicts view of machinery inside the North Star Oil Company Ltd. Oil processing plant.

Photo depicts view of machinery inside the North Star Oil Company Ltd. Oil processing plant.

Photo depicts view of machinery inside the North Star Oil Company Ltd. Oil processing plant.

Photo depicts view of machinery inside the North Star Oil Company Ltd. Oil processing plant.

Photo depicts view of machinery inside the North Star Oil Company Ltd. Oil processing plant.

Photo depicts view of machinery inside the North Star Oil Company Ltd. Oil processing plant.

Photo depicts view of machinery inside the North Star Oil Company Ltd. Oil processing plant.

Photo depicts view of machinery inside the North Star Oil Company Ltd. Oil processing plant.

Photo depicts view of machinery inside the North Star Oil Company Ltd. Oil processing plant.

Photo depicts view of machinery inside the North Star Oil Company Ltd. Oil processing plant.

Photo depicts view of machinery inside the North Star Oil Company Ltd. Oil processing plant.

Photo depicts view of machinery inside the North Star Oil Company Ltd. Oil processing plant.

Photo depicts view of machinery inside the North Star Oil Company Ltd. Oil processing plant.

Photo depicts view of machinery inside the North Star Oil Company Ltd. Oil processing plant.

Photo depicts view of machinery inside the North Star Oil Company Ltd. Oil processing plant.

Photo depicts view of machinery inside the North Star Oil Company Ltd. Oil processing plant.

Photo depicts view of machinery inside the North Star Oil Company Ltd. Oil processing plant.

Photo depicts view of machinery inside the North Star Oil Company Ltd. Oil processing plant.

Photo depicts view of machinery inside the North Star Oil Company Ltd. Oil processing plant.

Photo depicts view of machinery inside the North Star Oil Company Ltd. Oil processing plant.

Photo depicts view of machinery inside the North Star Oil Company Ltd. Oil processing plant.

Photo depicts view of machinery inside the North Star Oil Company Ltd. Oil processing plant.

Photo depicts view of machinery inside the North Star Oil Company Ltd. Oil processing plant.

Photo depicts view of machinery inside the North Star Oil Company Ltd. Oil processing plant.

Photo depicts view of machinery inside the North Star Oil Company Ltd. Oil processing plant.

Photo depicts view of machinery inside the North Star Oil Company Ltd. Oil processing plant.

Photo depicts interior view of the Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant.

Photo depicts interior view of the Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant.

Photo depicts interior view of the Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant.

Photo depicts interior view of the Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant.

Photo depicts interior view of the Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant.

Photo depicts interior view of the Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant.

Photo depicts an interior view of the Alberta Provincial government's Oil Sands Pilot Plant

Photo depicts an interior view of the Alberta Provincial government's Oil Sands Pilot Plant

Photo depicts an interior view of the Alberta Provincial government's Oil Sands Pilot Plant

Photo depicts heavy maching quarrying the tar sands for the Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant

Photo depicts heavy machinery minining the quarry for tar sands.

Photo depicts heavy machinery minining the quarry for tar sands.

Photo depicts heavy machinery being loaded with tar sands for the Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant

Photo depicts heavy maching quarrying the tar sands for the Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant

Photo depicts heavy machinery being loaded with tar sands for the Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant

Photo depicts heavy maching quarrying the tar sands for the Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant

Photo depicts heavy machinery being loaded with tar sands for the Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant

Photo depicts radio operator at his controls at the Bitumount Alberta provincial government oil sands pilot project

Photo depicts radio operator at his controls at the Bitumount Alberta provincial government oil sands pilot project

Photo depicts radio operator at his controls at the Bitumount Alberta provincial government oil sands pilot project

Photo depicts barrels of oil refined from tar sands. Image forms part of a series documenting the first commerical shipment from the tar sands.

Photo depicts the transportation of oil from the Oil Sands on the Athabasca River. Image forms part of a series documenting the first commercial shipment of oil from the tar sands of norhern Alberta.

Photo depicts employee in the parts and repair shop of the Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant.

Photo depicts employee in the parts and repair shop of the Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant.

Photo depicts employee in the parts and repair shop of the Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant.

Mr. Adkins’ progress reports on the Alberta Oil Sands Project; consulting report on oil sands for Shell Oil Company.

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Photo depicts view from the Athabasca River of oil tanks and containers next to Bitumount plant. Image forms part of a series documenting the first commercial shipment from the Oil Sands by the International Bitumen Co. Ltd.

Photo depicts unidentified staff reading in bed at Bitumount bunkhouse.

Photo depicts unidentified staff reading in bed at Bitumount bunkhouse.