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      Levi Elsley Allen and his wife Jane Elizabeth Naylor. Levi Elsley was the youngest child of Wm. And Rebecca Allen. Elsly had one son Terry." This photo and notes can be found in the Gardiner/Allen scrapbook, 1700's - 1954.

      A note attached to the matte case of this photo reads: " Worn by Catherine Ellen (Katie) Fraser of Skibo when she married Neil Draper of Dean Lake, August 31, 1932." Additional note: The dress worn by Catherine in this photo hangs in the Huron Shores Museum.

      A black and white school photograph of Gene Sandie (Smith). This photo was taken when Gene was in grade 12. She is pictured wearing a dark coloured dress and a string of pearls.

      On the back of the photo, "To Miss McCall. With Best Wishes. Clara"

      The regalia the men are wearing may be related to the masons, however this has not been confirmed.

      Notes indicate that Mrs. Fletcher was formerly a Gagnon.

      "This is Jane (Jenny) Beemer and a husband. Jenny was the daughter of Rebecca Jane (Allen) Beemer and Munson Beemer. Rebecca Jane (Jenny) died in childbirth at the age of twenty. Jenny was raised by her grand parents, Wm. & Rebecca Allen until she was twelve. Jenny was first married …

      missing: Wor. Bro. J.H. Brown - 1925

      View of the switching structure of the Ear Falls Generating Station, August 1930.

      Ear Falls generating station switchboard, March 20, 1933.

      The Northern Prince (front), and the Patricia, two diesel tugboats used to transport people and ship supplies to Ear Falls and Red Lake areas. The Waterways were used due to a lack of road systems for transportation of goods, supplies and people. A large percentage of the boats used for …

      The rapid development of mines in the vicinity of Red Lake made it necessary to install another unit on the English River system. It was also necessary to redesign the electrical control and protection systems, and the high and low voltage switching arrangements. Provision was made in the redesign, for …

      Operating headgates, August 27, 1935.

      Line to water rheostat F. P. I. November 2, 1930. A rheostat is a continously variable resistor used to regulate the current.

      View of Little Long Lac mining office. From left to right, T.H. Rea, George Rayner, Tony Oklend, Joseph Errington, J.H.C Waite, and two pilots, Boual and George. Rayner Construction had the contracts with Ontario Department of Northern Development to link local mines with roads. Tony Okeland was co-discoverer of Little …

      Inscription reads 'Pouring of first Gold Brick at MacLeod Cockshutt Gold Mine, May 20th, 1938'.

      Inscription reads 'First Gold Brick - Bankfield Consolidated Mine June 12, 1937'. The first brick weighed in at 601.19 ounces. The Bankfield Mine was one of the most modern mills in the gold mining industry for the time. The whole mill was entirely powered by electricity.

      Hutchinson Lake Gold Mines Ltd., incorporated in 1935, dug a series of trenches and test pits, but not until 1936 did the company begin it's shaft-sinking operation. The photo shows the site after the Geraldton fire in July, 1936.

      View looking west at Tombill mine. Note the water line to a short water tower in the foreground of the photo. Tombill Gold Mines was incorporated in 1935 and shaft-sinking began the following year. By 1938, Tombill mine became a producer, the sixth in the Geraldton district.

      Aerial View looking west towards Wildgoose Lake. The inscription reads 'Air view of Bankfield Consolidated Mine, Tombill Mine, and Jellicoe Mine'. Highway 11 and Bankfield Mine are in the foreground. Beyond,on an elevation, is Tombill Mine, and in the distance is Jellicoe Mine. Jellicoe Consolidated Gold Mines Limited was incorporated …