Photo depicts a man operating a core barrel at the Calvan Project site
Photo depicts a rig at a coring operation at the Calvan Project site
Photo depicts a view of two rotating a pipe at the Calvan Project site; the names "Geo. Hodgson and Faetchney" are written on the slide sleeve
Photo depicts a man working at a mud pit at the Calvan Project site; cans and piping are strewn near the pit
Photo depicts workers at a rig conducting a drilling/coring operation at the Calvan Project site
Photo depicts a man operating a drilling rig at the Calvan Project site
Photo depicts a view of two men loading a [power wagon] truck on a road near the McKay River as part of the Calvan Project
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Photo depicts a view of a man pointing to core samples at the Calvan Project site
Photo depicts a view of a group of men operating a drilling rig as part of the Calvan Project
Photo depicts a view of a Socony Vacuum Co. labourer logging core in a forested area of [Northern Alberta]
Photo depicts a view of four men unloading (or loading) supplies from three canoes banked on the shore of the Athabasca River; the men were probably employed with the Socony Vacuum Company
Photo depicts a view of a [logging core] operation conducted by the Sacony Vacuum Company
Photo depicts a view of three employees of the Socony Vacuum Company conducting an electric survey in a forested locale
Photo depicts a view of members of Kar Wark's party sitting on the beach at Pigeon Lake; Kay Wark was the accountant for the Research Council of Alberta
Photo depicts a view of the tent camp established along the [Athabasca River] by the Socony Vacuum Company
Photo depicts a view of seepage on a road photographed during work on the Calvan Project
Photo depicts a view of a row of tents set up along the bank of the Athabasca River; a jeep is also visible The camp was probably set up for employees working for the Socony Vacuum Company
Photo depicts a view of a "Power Wagon" truck with the words "Socony Vacuum" painted on its side door panel
Photo depicts a view of a drilling rig operation being conducted in the McKay River region; a note on the slide sleeve reads: "Calvan"
Photo depicts a view of a cabin perched high on the bank of Sylvan Lake; three people are visible on the narrow beach
Photo depicts a group of men using equipment to conduct an electric survey for the Sacony Vacuum Company; a Fargo truck is visible in the photo background
Photo depicts a view of the cut bank along the Firebag River; a note on the slide sleeve reads: "attempt to catch pink coloration in cut bank"
Photo depicts a view of the cut bank along the Firebag River; a note on the slide sleeve reads: "trying for pink color to cut bank"
Photo depicts a view of a man posing beside refreshment supplies set up along the bank of the Athabasca River upstream from Firebag River
Photo depicts a view of sand bars in the Athabasca River at Bitumount; the photograph is taken from someone sitting in a boat on the river and a note on the slide sleeve reads: "cut at head of sand bars"
Photo depicts a scenic view of the Firebag River and shore line
Photo depicts a scenic view of the Firebag River and shore line
Photo depicts a scenic view of the Firebag River, likely taken by a person travelling down the river in a boat
Photo depicts a view of a float plane (CF-BHU} landed on a river
Photo depicts a scenic view of the Athabasca River in the Bitumount area; the photograph is shot from a plane and part of the plane wing is visible in the upper right photo corner
Photo depicts a view of members of Kar Wark's party sitting on the beach at Pigeon Lake; Kay Wark was the accountant for the Research Council of Alberta
Photo depicts a view of the Firebag River and shore-line
Photo depicts a view of the Bitumount Plant; this photograph was published in reports prepared by Karl Clark
Photo depicts a view of tar sands being excavated at two stratas at Waterways (Draper's Quarry) for shipment by train to Edmonton where the rar sand was used for Edmonton walks
Photo depicts a view of two men participating in a core drilling program in the Bitumount area; the men are hiking through a cleared area of a forest
Photo is of a map of Western Canada with the tar sands lease area marked
Photo depicts a view of Mary Clark downhill skiing at the Eskimo Ski Hill
Photo depicts a view of Nancy Clark downhill skiing at Eskimo Ski Hill
Photo depicts a view of Karl Clark shovelling snow at the back of his house in Edmonton
Photo depicts a view of tar sands piled at the University of Alberta campus
Photo depicts a view of Mary Clark standing with her dog "Rene" outside the [Clark residence] at 11129-89th Avenue in Edmonton
Photo depicts an aerial view of sand bars on the Athabasca River
Photo of a flow sheet sketch of the Bitumount Plant drawn by Born Engineering and published in reports published by Karl Clark
Photo is of a map of the Bituminous Sand area located north of Fort McMurray; this picture was used in reports published by Karl Clark
Photo depicts a view of Alberta Research Council staff gathered in the north laboratory of the Alberta Research Council building; one man is idetified as Ross Wardle, an M.A. student (thrid back with plaid tie]
Photo depicts a view of participants entering the Dental-Pharmacy building on the U of A campus for the Athabasca Oil Sands Conference
Photo depicts a view of Karl Clark and another man standing beside a marker that reads: "July 2 1944 - On this day the Honourable Ernest C. Manning Premier of Alberta Province set this datum point marker for the Athabasca Oil Sands Processing Plant of Great Canadian Oil Sands Ltd."; a truck is in the background and to one side is a microphone
Photo depicts a view of a woman feeding four dogs at Bitumount
Photo depicts Karl Clark standing with a group of eight men, likely plant workers, at Bitumount
Photo depicts a view of Dave Pasternack writing in a laboratory office at the Bitumount plant
Photo depicts a view of a man writing at a desk in a Bitumount Plant office
Photo depicts a view of a truck hoisting Bitumount storage tank parts
Photo depicts a view of a worker operating equipment in the Bitumount machine shop
Photo depicts a view of a young couple kneeling in a garden in front of a small home at Bitumount
Photo depicts a view of the town of [Waterways], Alberta; homes, fences, and a dirt road are visible
Photo depicts a view of two men inside the Bitumount Plant stores area; goods and tools line the shelves and walls
Photo depicts a view of a man standing outside a small wooden building; clothes are hanging on a clothesline in the background
Photo depicts a view of two staff persons working in a laboratory at the Bitumount Plant
Photo depicts a view of the Bitumount site being cleared for construction of the International Bitumen Co. Plant
Photo depicts a view of buildings on the University of Alberta campus
Photo depicts a view of a group of men sitting around a table in the recreation hall at the Bitumount plant
Photo depicts a view of tables being set in the Bitumount plant cookhouse
Photo depicts a view of the refinery at Bitumount plant
Photo depicts a view of the Bitumount docks with boats in the background and Bitumount construction underway in the photo foreground
Photo depicts a view of rock and tar sand at Bitumount
Photo depicts a view of two plant workers standing with mail and packages in a Bitumount plant office
Photo depicts a view of Bitumount, Alberta; buildings in background and dirt road in foreground
Photo depicts a view of a staff person at the Bitunmount plant sitting in front of a communication [intercom] system at a plant office
Photo depicts a view of a barge under construction at Bitumount
Photo depicts a view of a man standing among wild flowers growing at the side of the dirt road running along the town of Bitumount; buildings are in the background
Photo depicts a view of the dock at Bitumount; barges and men are visible along with construction on the slope leading down to the dock
Photo depicts a night view of construction underway at the Bitumount plant; refinery in the background
Photo depicts a view of tailings piled at the Bitumount Plant site; buildings are visible in the background
Photo depicts a view of the dock at Bitumount with a view of the tree-lined Athabasca River
Photo depicts a view of a construction scene at Bitumount; a steam shovel and dump truck are visible along with workers and a framed building
Photo depicts a view of the separation unit at the Bitumount plant; a truck loaded with dirt sits in front of the building
Photo depicts a view of the town of Bitumount; a man is walking along a dirt road that runs through the town
Photo depicts a view of men watching a picture show at Bitumount; one man is running the projector and a small child is standing beside him
Photo depicts a view of a steam shovel operating at Bitumount
Photo depicts a view of a Bitumount plant staff worker observing equipment in a plant laboratory
Photo depicts a view of a grader clearing a road with the barge behind it; buildings and the refinery are visible in the background, and men are aboard the barge
Photo depicts a large group of men standing outside the Bitumount Plant cookhouse
Photo depicts a view of Gordon Hodgson in a laboratory at the Bitumount Plant
Photo depicts a tennis game underway at Bitumount
Photo depicts two Bitumount Plant staff playing table tennis; the player on the right is Gordon Hodgson
Photo depicts a view of the Bitumount Plant refinery
Photo depicts a view of barge construction underway at the Bitumount Plant; a steam shovel, truck, and framed construction apparatus are visible
Photo depicts a view of a building and holding tank during the construction process of the Bitumount Plant
Photo is of a handwritten chart recording information related to oil and water contents of good grade oil sands
Photo depicts a view of the Bitumount Plant with the Separation unit on the left and powerplant and upgrader in the centre; the Athabasca River is in the foreground with a red canoe beached on the shore
Photo depicts a view of men entering the Bitumount Plant Cook House
Photo depicts a view of three cooking staff in the Bitumount cook house
Photo depicts a distant view of the dock and landing facilities at Bitumount with the recently constructed barge being put in the water
Photo is of a hand-written oil sands chart recording information related to oil sands analyses
Photo of a hand-written oil sands porosity chart kept by Karl Clark
Photo depicts a view of a commercial barge at the Bitumount dock; plant facilities visible in the background
Photo depicts an aerial view of a airline landing strip in a bushy terrain
Photo is of a hand-written chart recording information related to permeability and tar sands
Photo of a hand-written chart recording information related to oil and water content of oil sand and shale