The Canadian American Norman Oil Line (Canol) Project to build a pipeline and road from Norman Wells, Northwest Territories to Whitehorse, Yukon during World War 2. A tugboat pushing barges loaded with building materials along the Mackensie River in Canadian Northwest Territories. View shifts to some buildings at water's edge, with large riverboat docked behind them. Rustling leaves on a tree. Waves on water surface. Closeup of several men standing on middle deck of multi-deck river boat. One wears a clerical collar. They are watching activities below, where project workers and American soldiers are relaxing on deck as two aboriginal (or Native or First Nations) men entertain them, playing fiddle and guitar. The fiddler wears decorated moccasins. Both players tap their toes in rhythm. The guitarist's instrument is decorated with painting of "The Lone Ranger" on a his white horse,"Silver"calling out "Hi Ho Silver." A soldier with a mandolin sits down and plays with them.
The Canol Project (Canadian oil) in Canada during World War II. A seaplane on water surface next to a barge. Troops and workers cross a water stream through a wooden platform. Men load baggage on the seaplane. The seaplane taxis and takes off from the water surface. Seagulls in the water. A ferry docks next to a barge in the harbor.
The Canol Project in Fairbanks, Alaska during World War II. Graders, tractors and engineering equipment operating at a work site. Workers load tractors and equipment on to a barge. A number of newly constructed barges at a harbor. The workers turn the barges with the help of cranes. Men roll diesel drums. 'Fuel Diesel' written on the drums. A worker greasing runways.
The Canol Project in Fairbanks, Alaska during World War II. A tugboat hauls an empty barge across a stream. Workers stand on the barge. They load the barge with engineering equipment. An engineering vehicle loaded on the barge. The loaded barge leaves the harbor.
The Canol Project in Fairbanks, Alaska during World War II. Workers lay a pipeline along a highway. They weld the pipeline. A fleet of airplanes flies overhead. The workers work on a dirt road with bulldozers and tractors. Trucks dump dirt along the roadway and graders level the road.
The Canol Project in Fairbanks, Alaska during World War II. Workers work on a dirt road with bulldozers and tractors. Engineers work with instruments. Trucks dump dirt along the roadway and graders level the road. A number of trucks move on the dirt road.
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