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The Fort Simpson Trading Co. Ltd., Fort Simpson. This white-painted building is typical of general stores throughout the Canadian Arctic. These small stores carry everything from fish hooks to comic books. Taken by Denny Ranson, 1964.

The Roman Catholic Mission Church, Fort Simpson. A new structure, it is gaily painted as anything one might see in southern California. Taken by Denny Ranson, 1964. [Not Fort Simpson. According to S. Rowan. 03/04.]

An oil barge at anchor off a river headland [probably Mackenzie River]. Because of frequent difficulties with the current, barges are often disconnected from their tow and left to be picked up later. Taken by Denny Ranson, 1964.

[View of lower Great Bear River]. Taken by Denny Ranson, 1964.

Plane taking off on Willowlake River. Taken by Denny Ranson, [1964? ].

Gravel bar and shallows on Willowlake River. Taken by Denny Ranson, [1964?].

Thunder clouds over the Willowlake River. Taken by Denny Ranson, [1964?].

View of Woodman Head near outlet of Blackwater Lake. Taken by Denny Ranson, [1964?].

Blackwater Lake viewed from an island [shoreline, large lake, hills on other side]. Taken by Denny Ranson [1964].

View of Brackett Lake. Taken by Denny Ranson, [1964?].

Typical scene along the high-banked portion of the Arctic Red River. Taken by Denny Ranson, September 1964.

Photographer Denny Ranson of Edmonton on board the `Liard River' [boat]. The width of the Mackenzie River at this point is approximately 4 miles. Note arctic gear for July: shorts and boots. July 1964.

Seismic helicopter roosting on point of land at junction of the Hume River and the Mackenzie [derelict buildings in background]. Taken by Denny Ranson, July 1964.

[Log] cabin with still-standing radio mast, Travaillant River [abandoned trapper's camp?]. Taken by Denny Ranson [July 1964].

A deserted camp on the Travaillant River [trapping camp? consists of 2 log structures: a raised cache and a cabin]. Taken by Denny Ranson, [July 1964].

Trapper's abandoned cabin and stilted cache, Travaillant River [2 log structures: raised cache and cabin]. Taken by Denny Ranson [July 1964].

View showing stilted cache [abandoned trapper's camp?: log raised cache structure, Travaillant River. Taken by Denny Ranson [July 1964].

[Abandoned] Travaillant River trapper's cabin in foreground. Stilt-mounted food cache in background, for protection against marauding animals and wind-drift snow. Taken by Denny Ranson [July 1964].

The Ramparts [cliffs], Mackenzie River. Taken by Denny Ranson, [August 1964].