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Robert Christie (left) and Jerry Bricker with [Arctic] Circle cocktail in sealer at their feet on foredeck [of the boat Liard River]. The temperature crossing the Circle was 98.2 degrees Fahrenheit, July 11, 1964. Taken by Denny Ranson.

[Jerry] Bricker [left] and [Robert] Christie [right] suffering northern hardship above the Arctic Circle [drinking cocktail aboard the boat Liard River]. Taken by Denny Ranson [July 1964].

Mary River - ice strip on Sheardown Lake, April 1964 [aerial view of airstrip? on snow-covered lake; iron ore deposit, Baffin Island].

Only road sign on the Mackenzie River: "Reindeer Depot - Inuvik. Here, the main channel and the east channel join. Taken by Denny Ranson, 1964.

Loading river barge at Norman Wells, NWT [tug, barge, forklift and freight]. Taken by Denny Ranson, 1964.

Abandoned Nissen hut [quonset hut structure], Mills Lake Landing [a relic from the Canol Pipeline Project]. Taken by Denny Ranson, 1964.

Indians [2 Dene men] building new house, Fort Good Hope, Thomas Manuel Sr. on left, and Gully Turo. Taken by Denny Ranson, 1964.

Altar of the Roman Catholic Mission Church, Fort Good Hope, NWT [elaborate carvings and paintings inside Our Lady of Good Hope Roman Catholic Church]. Taken by Denny Ransom, 1964.

[Fuel drum depot] and oil storage tanks at Norman Wells, NWT. Taken by Denny Ranson, 1964.

Dock activity [men load oil drums on truck], Norman Wells, NWT. Taken by Denny Ranson, 1964.

[Dockside activity, forklifts load fuel drums onto barge, Norman Wells, NWT. Taken by Denny Ranson, 1964].

Abandoned river boat, Mills Lake Landing, a relic of the Canol [Pipeline] Project. The site, once busy, is now nearly reclaimed by the wilderness. Taken by Denny Ranson, 1964.

Bobby and Lucy Browning, ages 10 and 8, at home at Mile 131 [Mackenzie River, 40 miles south of Fort Simpson], Browning's Landing. Taken by Denny Ranson, 1964.

Altar of Roman Catholic mission church at Fort Good Hope [view of interior of Our Lady of Good Hope Roman Catholic Church, altar and pews from floor], decorated by natives [Dene]. Taken by Denny Ranson, 1964.

Northern Transportation Company's Radium Dew [boat] docked at Inuvik. Government-owned NTC and its ships handle a heavy amount of shipping for settlements along the [Mackenzie] River as well as distant stations on the arctic coast [view from deck toward shoreline with smaller boats]. Taken by Denny Ranson, 1964.

The Mackenzie Mountains as seen far to the northwest from the [Mackenzie] River. Taken by Denny Ranson [1964?].

Mount Gaudet - the Rock that soaks in the river [view of mountain from Mackenzie River]. Taken by Denny Ranson [1964?].

The Browning family at Mile 131's Browning's Landing [Mackenzie River, sawmill 40 miles south of Fort Simpson; Jack and his wife and 2 children, Bobby and Lucy, aged 10 and 8 years, stand on beach beside equipment and pile of lumber]. Taken by Denny Ranson, 1964.

The altar of the Roman Catholic Mission Church in Fort Good Hope [interior of Our Lady of Good Hope Roman Catholic Church viewed from balcony? at back of church]. Taken by Denny Ranson, 1964.

The Canadian North's demand for aviation fuel is virtually without limit. Here is another shot of fuel going aboard a barge at Norman Wells, NWT. Taken by Denny Ranson, 1964.