Getting asphalt from Fort McMurray tar sands, Alberta.

First shipment. Taken on scow that was tracked up the Athabasca River for 240 miles. Sidney Ells and party hauled the barge.

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Date 1914

Creator Unknown

Genre Negatives, Photographs

Place Alberta

Subject Athabasca River, Alberta--Transportation, Fort McMurray, Alberta--Industry, Oil sands, Petroleum industry and trade--Employees, Scows

Archival Information

Fonds/Collection Charles James Stewart fonds

Reference code CA ACU GBA F1749

Link to Finding Aid https://searcharchives.ucalgary.ca/charles-james-stewart-fonds

Unique identifier CU1154016

Legacy Identifier na-711-187

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"Getting asphalt from Fort McMurray tar sands, Alberta.", 1914, (CU1154016) by Unknown. Courtesy of Glenbow Library and Archives Collection, Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.