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Photostory #257: New Town in Land of Tomorrow: "Place of Man" on Rim of Arctic

Photographer(s)
Lunney, Gar
Locations
Canada
Northwest Territories
Inuvik
Date
April 19, 1960
Subjects
Aboriginal Peoples
Inuit
Aboriginal Peoples
First Nations
Commercial activity
Manufacturing
Construction
Education
High school
Religion

Photostory #497: Canada's Rich Upper Crust Earning New High

Photographer(s)
Ough, John
Locations
Canada
British Columbia
Northwest Territories
Date
June 1, 1969
Subjects
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Mining
Commercial activity
Trade and export
Science
Geology
Engineering

Photostory #396: Sub-Arctic Supply Route in Canada's Search for Oil: Along the Walnut Run

Locations
Canada
Northwest Territories
Date
August 10, 1965
Subjects
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Oil
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Mining

Photostory #396: Sub-Arctic Supply Route in Canada's Search for Oil: Along the Walnut Run

Photographer(s)
Grant, Ted
Locations
Canada
Northwest Territories
Date
August 10, 1965
Subjects
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Oil
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Mining

Photostory #399A: Petroleum Exploration Rush Grows: Big Search Across Canada

Photographer(s)
Grant, Ted
Locations
Canada
Western
Prairie Provinces
Northwest Territories
Western
Prairie Provinces
Date
September 21, 1965
Subjects
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Oil
Government
Federal
Geological Survey of Canada
Science
Geology
International affairs
Commercial activity
Trade and export

Photostory #399B: Quest for Oil by Land and Sea

Photographer(s)
Grant, Ted
Locations
Canada
Western
Prairie Provinces
Northwest Territories
Western
Prairie Provinces
Date
September 21, 1965
Subjects
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Oil
Government
Federal
Geological Survey of Canada
Science
Geology
International affairs
Commercial activity
Trade and export

Photostory #399A: Petroleum Exploration Rush Grows: Big Search Across Canada

Photographer(s)
Grant, Ted
Locations
Canada
Western
Prairie Provinces
Eastern
Atlantic Provinces
Northwest Territories
Date
September 21, 1965
Subjects
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Oil
Government
Federal
Geological Survey of Canada
Science
Geology
International affairs
Commercial activity
Trade and export

Photostory #399B: Quest for Oil by Land and Sea

Photographer(s)
Grant, Ted
Locations
Canada
Western
Prairie Provinces
Eastern
Atlantic Provinces
Northwest Territories
Date
September 21, 1965
Subjects
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Oil
Government
Federal
Geological Survey of Canada
Science
Geology
International affairs
Commercial activity
Trade and export

Photostory #273: Intrepid Tugs Man Arctic Lifeline: Canada's Seaway to the North

Photographer(s)
Lunney, Gar
Locations
Canada
Northwest Territories
Arctic
Alberta
Fort McMurray
Date
November 29, 1960
Subjects
Commercial activity
Shipping
Commercial activity
Trade and export
Transportation
Water

Photostory #271: Yellowknife: Bridging Gap Between Three Worlds

Photographer(s)
Lunney, Gar
Locations
Canada
Northwest Territories
Yellowknife
Date
November 1, 1960
Subjects
Education
High school
Aboriginal Peoples
First Nations
Aboriginal Peoples
Inuit
Aboriginal Peoples
Metis
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