- Beaver Mountain Mine Hotel
Photograph of the hotel built by Oliver Daunais ("The Silver King") at Beaver Mountain Mine, a small mining community near Stanley. The boom in silver mining attracted American investors to Northwestern Ontario. Port Arthur Illustrated 1887
Photograph of the hotel built by Oliver Daunais ("The Silver King") at Beaver Mountain Mine, a small mining community near Stanley. The boom in silver mining attracted American investors to …
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- Fishing Party aboard the Hattie Vinton (1884)
Photograph of a fishing party aboard the tug the "Hattie Vinton". On board with the others are two of the owners, Harry Servais, shown standing on the right, and Joe Servais, at the back. Joseph Servais and his brother Harry were both residents of Port Arthur. The two worked for …
Photograph of a fishing party aboard the tug the "Hattie Vinton". On board with the others are two of the owners, Harry Servais, shown standing on the right, and Joe …
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- First Staking Trip to Crow River, November 1927
Photo taken at Savant Lake, November 1927. From left to right: A. Doonan, Murdock Mosher, Alex Mosher. Doonan did not make the trip. Collin Ferguson came with us.
Photo taken at Savant Lake, November 1927. From left to right: A. Doonan, Murdock Mosher, Alex Mosher. Doonan did not make the trip. Collin Ferguson came with us.
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- CPR Wreck Caused by Bursting Dam - Current River Park
Three hundred feet of the Paquette Dam were affected when a one hundred fifty foot opening in the dam let water through. Five men were killed with the wreckage of a train when it ran headlong into the riverbank.
Three hundred feet of the Paquette Dam were affected when a one hundred fifty foot opening in the dam let water through. Five men were killed with the wreckage of …
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- Current River Disaster
The spring of 1908 was a season of extremes with May temperatures in the mid 80's. In the middle of May, the rains came, causing streams to swell. Shortly before midnight on May 27 a 200 million cubic foot, 20 foot high wall of water began surging down the Current …
The spring of 1908 was a season of extremes with May temperatures in the mid 80's. In the middle of May, the rains came, causing streams to swell. Shortly before …
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- Current River (1908)
Photo showing the swollen Current River. The flood of 1908 caused the loss of lives, power outages, and destruction of property, making it one of the Lakehead's greatest tragedies.
Photo showing the swollen Current River. The flood of 1908 caused the loss of lives, power outages, and destruction of property, making it one of the Lakehead's greatest tragedies.
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- Current River Disaster (1908)
Photo showing the CPR train wreck at Current River, May 28, 1908.
Photo showing the CPR train wreck at Current River, May 28, 1908.
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- Current River Disaster (May 1908)
Photo showing the damage done to the flumes, as a result of the flooding of the Current River, May 27, 1908.
Photo showing the damage done to the flumes, as a result of the flooding of the Current River, May 27, 1908.
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- Disaster at Current River Park (May 27, 1908)
Photo showing the Current River Disaster. Heavy rains and flooding caused the tracks to be washed out, resulting in the derailment of a CPR freight train at Current River Park.
Photo showing the Current River Disaster. Heavy rains and flooding caused the tracks to be washed out, resulting in the derailment of a CPR freight train at Current River Park.
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- Paquette Dam (1908)
Photo showing the destruction to the Paquette Dam caused by heavy rains and flooding of the Current River., The rains poured from mid May, swelling streams already engorged by sudden spring runoff. At the foot of a steep valley, a few miles downstream from the Onion Lake Dam, the smaller …
Photo showing the destruction to the Paquette Dam caused by heavy rains and flooding of the Current River., The rains poured from mid May, swelling streams already engorged by sudden …
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- A Corner in the Park, Current River (~1910)
A leisurely afternoon in the park. Three canoes float in a placid section of the Current River, Port Arthur, near its mouth . A man stands beneath the trees on the shore., Just two years earlier, flood waters roared through this area, changing the shoreline completely. The Paquette dam had …
A leisurely afternoon in the park. Three canoes float in a placid section of the Current River, Port Arthur, near its mouth . A man stands beneath the trees on …
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- Train Wreck - Current River (1908)
On May 27, 1908 heavy rains increased water levels of rivers and creeks that flowed into Onion Lake. Just before midnight, the dam broke, uprooting trees and carving new channels into the landscape. North of the CPR bridge was washed away, causing a CPR freight train to crash into the …
On May 27, 1908 heavy rains increased water levels of rivers and creeks that flowed into Onion Lake. Just before midnight, the dam broke, uprooting trees and carving new channels …
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- Train Wreck, Current River Park (1908)
Also P3529
Also P3529
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- 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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- Masonic Opening and Mines - Geraldton
Black and white photograph depicts the head frame of the No. 1 mine shaft located in Geraldton, Ontario.
Black and white photograph depicts the head frame of the No. 1 mine shaft located in Geraldton, Ontario.
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- Masonic Opening and Mines - Geraldton
Black and white photograph of a headframe to a mine shaft near Geraldton, Ontario.
Black and white photograph of a headframe to a mine shaft near Geraldton, Ontario.
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- Masonic Opening and Mines - Geraldton
Black and white photo of one of the gold mine operations near Geraldton, Ontario.
Black and white photo of one of the gold mine operations near Geraldton, Ontario.
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- Masonic Opening and Mines - Geraldton
Black and white photo of buildings in a mining operation near Geraldton, Ontario.
Black and white photo of buildings in a mining operation near Geraldton, Ontario.
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