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

Photo depicts a truck dumping a load of tar sands at the Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant

Explanation of Bitumount Plant, 1949 (one sound disc recording); interviews of Elmer and Evelyn Adkins by James M. Parker.

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

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

Title based on content of series.

Photo depicts interior view of plant machinery at the Consumer Cooperative Refineries plant.

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 interior view of plant machinery at the Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant

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

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

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

Photo depicts a truck dumping a load of tar sands at the Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant

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

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 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 construction of the Consumer Cooperative Refineries plant in Regina.

Photo depicts heavy machinery minining the quarry for tar sands.

Photo depicts heavy machinery minining the quarry for tar sands.

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

Photo depicts a dumptruck at the Bitumount site with a load of tar sand

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

Photo depicts a young girl outside the post office at the Bitumount tar sands site, likely William Adkins' girl.

Photo depicts unidentified man with snowmobile. As project supervisor Adkins was credited with bringing snowmobiles to the Bitumount site to help relieve the isolation.

Photo depicts four engineers standing near the Bitumount tar sands extraction plant

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

Photo depicts an aircraft in winter near the Bitumount tar sands extraction plant

Photo depicts construction at the tar sands extraction plant in Bitumount

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

Photo depicts aircraft taxing at landing near Bitumount tar sands site.

Photo depicts crew working on an aircraft near the Bitumount tar sands extraction plant

Photo depicts W. Adkins at work at his desk.

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

Photos depicts an exterior view of the Oil Sands Project plant at night.

Photo depicts an exterior view of the Oil Sands Pilot Project Plant

Photo depicts construction of oil sands plant.

Photos depicts an exterior view of the Oil Sands Project plant.

Photo depicts an interior view of machinery at the Oil Sands Pilot Project Plant

Photo depicts view of the cafeteria at the Oil Sands Pilot Project Plant

Photo depicts an exterior view of the Oil Sands Pilot Project Plant

Photo depicts a view of instruments at the Oil Sands Pilot Project Plant

Photo depicts a view of instruments at the Oil Sands Pilot Project Plant

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

Photo depicts a view of quarried material from the Oil Sands Project.

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 an exterior view of the Oil Sands Pilot Project 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 a view of quarried material from the Oil Sands Project.

Photo depicts an exterior view of the Oil Sands Pilot Project Plant

Photo depicts an interior view of the Oil Sands Pilot Project Plant

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

Photo depicts quarrying for tar sands at the Bitumount oil sands pilot project

Photo depicts an exterior view of the Oil Sands Pilot Project Plant

Photo depicts view from the oil sands quarry of Oil Sands Pilot Project Plant

Photo depicts a view of quarried material from the Oil Sands Project.

20cm x 25cm, b&w, unmounted print

Photo depicts an exterior view of the Oil Sands Pilot Project Plant.

Photo depicts aerial view of Alberta government's oil sands pilot project plant, the frozen Athabasca river in the background.

Photo depicts an exterior view of the Oil Sands Pilot Project Plant

Photo depicts exterior view of the equipment at the Oil Sands Pilot Project Plant

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

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

Photo depicts plant machinery at the Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant.

Photo depicts unidentified staff reading in bed at Bitumount bunkhouse.

Photo depicts plant machinery at the Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant.

Photo depicts chef in the kitchen at the Bitumount pilot project plant

Photo depicts plant machinery at the Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant.

Photo depicts plant machinery at 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 a welder at work at the Bitumount Alberta provincial governmnt pilot project plant

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

Photo depicts plant machinery at the Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant.

Photo depicts plant machinery at the Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant.

Photo depicts plant machinery at the Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant.

Photo depicts an exterior view of the stack at the Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant.

Photo depicts an view of he Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant from the Athabasca river.

Photo depicts river view of Oil Sands Project plant in operation.

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

Photo depicts plant machinery at the Alberta government's Bitumount oil sands pilot project plant.

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 landscape surrounding 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 plant machinery at the Consumer Cooperative Refineries plant.

Photo depicts exterior view of plant, Esquire of Regina.

Photo depicts exterior view of plant, Esquire of Regina.

Photo depicts interior view of plant machinery at the Consumer Cooperative Refineries plant.

Photo depicts interior view of plant machinery at the Consumer Cooperative Refineries plant.

Photo depicts exterior view of plant, Esquire of Regina.