First Imperial Oil well, Norman Wells area, Northwest Territories (NWT). 

Oil well at Norman Wells, Northwest Territories (NWT). 

Oil well at Norman Wells, Northwest Territories (NWT). 

Oil well at Fort Norman, Northwest Territories (NWT). 

Tent city near Imperial Oil refinery, Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

Penguin Snowmobile 

Penguin Snowmobile 

Fort Norman Oil Company well site, Fort Norman area, Northwest Territories. 

Ronald W. MacKinnon, manager of Imperial Oil refinery, Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

View of camp at Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

O.D. Boggs, sub-surface geologist, outlining a problem with production using a peg model, Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

Imperial Oil Company well gushing oil, Fort Norman area, Northwest Territories. 

Loon Creek wildcat well in the vicinity of Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

Fort Norman Oil Company well north of Fort Norman, Northwest Territories. 

Gorgina Hodgson and brother Edward unhitching sled dogs, Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

Blowing wax from pipelines, Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

Oil derrick on Bear Island, adjacent to Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

Oil derrick, with drill pipe in foreground, on Bear Island adjacent to Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

Drilling crew bringing up drill pipe, on Bear Island adjacent to Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

Backhoe cutting trench in the Mackenzie River at Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

Navigating river boats near Fort Norman, Northwest Territories. 

Trading post, Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

Navigating river boats near Fort Norman, Northwest Territories. 

Hallowe'en ball, Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

Flaming gas escaping from an Imperial Oil well in acidizing operation, in the vicinity of Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

Gold Nugget' boat in winter dry dock, on shore of the Mackenzie River at Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

Portable derrick being prepared for moving, Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

Travelling block being steamed free of ice, Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

Boiler and generator buildings, Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

Hydrochloric acid tank, Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

Oil well gushing at full speed, Fort Norman, Northwest Territories. 

Pipe storage racks, Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

Imperial Oil refinery, Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

View of tent city at Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

Rolling pipe on pipe rack, Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

Prefabricated living quarters for women, Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

Aerial view of Norman Wells, Northwest Terrritories. 

View of the Fort Norman Oil Company camp north of Fort Norman, Northwest Territories. 

Gorgina Hodgson with brother Edward, Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

Imperial Oil refinery at Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

Gas cylinder storage house, Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

Hotel and main street, Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. 

Imperial Oil well near Fort Norman, Northwest Territories (NWT). 

Snowmobile used by chemists for trip to outlying wells, Norman Wells, Northwest Territories.