- Pakwash Bay (1946)
Bush plane bringing in supplies to Pakwash Bay, 1946.
Bush plane bringing in supplies to Pakwash Bay, 1946.
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- A Scow Hauling Trucks (1946)
Gravel Trucks being transported from Sioux Lookout to the Ear Falls construction area by scow. Once they reached the shore, trucks were driven to English River, where they were loaded onto other scows.
Gravel Trucks being transported from Sioux Lookout to the Ear Falls construction area by scow. Once they reached the shore, trucks were driven to English River, where they were loaded …
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- Tomlinson Bros.Contractors - Gravel Pits - Ear Falls
Tomlinson Bros. Contractors were awarded the contract to build the highway to Red Lake, Ontario in 1946. Truckers, Bert and Harold Mcgonicle pose by their trucks in a gravel pit near Ear Falls, Ontario. The road building required the clearing of 1325 acres of land and the excavation of 400,000 …
Tomlinson Bros. Contractors were awarded the contract to build the highway to Red Lake, Ontario in 1946. Truckers, Bert and Harold Mcgonicle pose by their trucks in a gravel pit …
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- Cabins at Pakwash Bay
A view from across Pakwash Bay of the sleeping quarters of the Red Lake road builders. These cabins had log walls and canvas roofs.
A view from across Pakwash Bay of the sleeping quarters of the Red Lake road builders. These cabins had log walls and canvas roofs.
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- Road Builders Cabins - Pakwash Bay
Left to Right- Nick Osipanko, Keith Randle, Morris Waywanko in a moment of rest at the road builders cabins on the shore of Pakwash Bay, Ontario.
Left to Right- Nick Osipanko, Keith Randle, Morris Waywanko in a moment of rest at the road builders cabins on the shore of Pakwash Bay, Ontario.
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- Tomlinson Brothers Cabins - Pakwash Bay
Early morning at Pakwash Bay, 1946. These cabins were used to house the highway construction crews for the Red Lake highway that opened August 17, 1947. The camp at Pakwash Bay housed 100 men on the gravel shore of Pakwash Lake. Five hundred men were hired through Manpower (Federal Employment …
Early morning at Pakwash Bay, 1946. These cabins were used to house the highway construction crews for the Red Lake highway that opened August 17, 1947. The camp at Pakwash …
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- Gravel Trucks Arrive At Pakwash Bay By Scow
The method of transport used in the construction of the highway to Red Lake was by 'scow'. This lake barge carried trucks from Sioux Lookout to Ear Falls. Trucks were driven off one scow and loaded onto another scow to take them to English River. Before the highway, water transportation …
The method of transport used in the construction of the highway to Red Lake was by 'scow'. This lake barge carried trucks from Sioux Lookout to Ear Falls. Trucks were …
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- Hauling Gravel For The Road To Red Lake (1946)
Gravel trucks owned by Morris Waywenko at one of the many gravel pits used to provide fill for the road to Red Lake.
Gravel trucks owned by Morris Waywenko at one of the many gravel pits used to provide fill for the road to Red Lake.
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- Pakwash Bay-Tug and Tractor
Heavy equipment arriving at Pakwash Bay for highway construction to Red Lake in 1946. Photo of tugboat and caterpillar tractor on the shores of Pakwash Bay.
Heavy equipment arriving at Pakwash Bay for highway construction to Red Lake in 1946. Photo of tugboat and caterpillar tractor on the shores of Pakwash Bay.
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- Roads Through the Wilderness (1946)
A lonely stretch of highway on the way to Red Lake, surrounded by spruce forests. Before the highway, travel and shipping were done by the water systems or by air. The road to Red Lake required the clearing of 1325 acres of land, and the excavation of 400,000 cubic yards …
A lonely stretch of highway on the way to Red Lake, surrounded by spruce forests. Before the highway, travel and shipping were done by the water systems or by air. …
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- Aguasabon hydroelectric power plant under construction
This photograph shows the beginning stages of the powerhouse construction.
This photograph shows the beginning stages of the powerhouse construction.
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- The District of Thunder Bay ; and Parts of the Districts of Cochrane and Kenora, Patricia Portion
Map housed at the Brodie Resource Library
Map housed at the Brodie Resource Library
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- H.H. Beeman Prominent Lawyer, Dies
Fort William Daily Times Journal, 6 May 1946 Full text available in Newspaper Clipping File File subject: LF - Thunder Bay - Courts - Lawyers - Beeman, Harry H. Full text available on microfilm
Fort William Daily Times Journal, 6 May 1946 Full text available in Newspaper Clipping File File subject: LF - Thunder Bay - Courts - Lawyers - Beeman, Harry H. Full text available on microfilm
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- Governor-General Warmly Welcomed On Visit To Lakehead
Port Arthur News Chronicle, 29 Aug 1946 Full text available on microfilm
Port Arthur News Chronicle, 29 Aug 1946 Full text available on microfilm
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- Flames Cause $10,000 Loss At Beardmore
Fort William Daily Times Journal, 12 Feb 1946, p. 1 Full text available on microfilm
Fort William Daily Times Journal, 12 Feb 1946, p. 1 Full text available on microfilm
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- Aroused By Passing Soldier, Man Escapes Blazing House
Fort William Daily Times Journal, 15 Feb 1946, p. 1 Full text available on microfilm
Fort William Daily Times Journal, 15 Feb 1946, p. 1 Full text available on microfilm
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- Two Perish In Fire At Port Arthur
Fort William Daily Times Journal, 25 Feb 1946, p. 1 Full text available on microfilm
Fort William Daily Times Journal, 25 Feb 1946, p. 1 Full text available on microfilm
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- 2 Victims Of Pt. Arthur Fire Widely Mourned
Fort William Daily Times Journal, 25 Feb 1946 Full text available on microfilm
Fort William Daily Times Journal, 25 Feb 1946 Full text available on microfilm
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- Patient Wards Not Affected
Fort William Daily Times Journal, 3 Apr 1946, p. 1 Full text available on microfilm
Fort William Daily Times Journal, 3 Apr 1946, p. 1 Full text available on microfilm
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- Burned In Gas Tank Explosion
Fort William Daily Times Journal, 17 May 1946, p. 1 Full text available on microfilm
Fort William Daily Times Journal, 17 May 1946, p. 1 Full text available on microfilm
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