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The Discovery Well at Fort Norman (now Norman Wells), Northwest Territories, surrounded by the worker's camp, pictured from a boat on the river. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured.

A tar sands deposit in a riverbank at Waterways in northern Alberta. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured.

A view of the tar sands near Fort McMurray, Alberta, as seen from on the river. The deposits erode directly from the riverbank.

Oil well at Fort Norman (now Norman Wells), Northwest Territories.

The oil refinery at the Discovery Well in Fort Norman (now Norman Wells), Northwest Territories.

The Discovery Well at Fort Norman (now Norman Wells), Northwest Territories. This view shows the well, affiliated building and flagpole.