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- CPR Wreck Caused by Bursting Dam - Current River ParkThree 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 …Thunder Bay Public Library
- Current River DisasterThe 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 …Thunder Bay Public Library
- 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.Thunder Bay Public Library
- 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.Thunder Bay Public Library
- 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.Thunder Bay Public Library
- 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.Thunder Bay Public Library
- 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 …Thunder Bay Public Library
- Train Wreck, Current River Park (1908)Also P3529Also P3529Thunder Bay Public Library
- Steam Shovel - Trans Continental RailwayA photo of a steam shovel and work crew excavating and clearing the way for the construction of the railway near Keewatin in the early 1900's. To the left of the photo is the steam engine used to transport the shovel to the area.A photo of a steam shovel and work crew excavating and clearing the way for the construction of the railway near Keewatin in the early 1900's. To the left of …Thunder Bay Public Library
- Trans Continental Railway - Chambers Camp #4A winter view at Chambers Camp #4 - McArthur and McFadden Contract - along the Trans Continental Railway. The crew and horses pose near Keewatin, Ontario.A winter view at Chambers Camp #4 - McArthur and McFadden Contract - along the Trans Continental Railway. The crew and horses pose near Keewatin, Ontario.Thunder Bay Public Library
- House on Mary Street East, 1908Whitby’s house numbering system was provided by Rev. Dr. James Roy Van Wyck (1877-1941), a retired Presbyterian minister. Van Wyck provided this service to the town, free of charge, during the Great Depression. By the summer of 1935, Whitby had a population of about 4,000 people and a house numbering …Whitby’s house numbering system was provided by Rev. Dr. James Roy Van Wyck (1877-1941), a retired Presbyterian minister. Van Wyck provided this service to the town, free of charge, during …Whitby Public Library
- Residence of Judge Duncan J. McIntyre, c.1908The house located at 320 St. John Street West was built in 1881 for Judge George H. Dartnell, of the Ontario County Courthouse. He was succeeded by Judge Duncan John McIntyre. Left to Right: Judge Duncan J. McIntyre, Mrs. Duncan J. McIntyre, Duncan Brodie McIntyre.The house located at 320 St. John Street West was built in 1881 for Judge George H. Dartnell, of the Ontario County Courthouse. He was succeeded by Judge Duncan John …Whitby Public Library
- Current River Disaster (1908)Officials examine the wreckage of a derailed freight train at Current River Park., On-lookers came by electric streetcar, canoe, rowboat and launch to view the destruction caused when the Paquette Dam burst. A westbound freight-train had derailed at Current River Park killing the engineer and brakeman, when the tracks were …Officials examine the wreckage of a derailed freight train at Current River Park., On-lookers came by electric streetcar, canoe, rowboat and launch to view the destruction caused when the Paquette …Thunder Bay Public Library
- Current River Disaster (1908)Clearing away the debris from the May 28, 1908 Current River Disaster.Clearing away the debris from the May 28, 1908 Current River Disaster.Thunder Bay Public Library
- Railway Workers (~1908)Photo of a railway gang working on a rock cut. They may be clearing away rock and debris to prepare for the laying of track.Photo of a railway gang working on a rock cut. They may be clearing away rock and debris to prepare for the laying of track.Thunder Bay Public Library
- Early Railway ConstructionA work gang clearing boulders from a rock cut. Thompson & Eagam were the contractors for this portion of rail construction.A work gang clearing boulders from a rock cut. Thompson & Eagam were the contractors for this portion of rail construction.Thunder Bay Public Library
- Early Railway ConstructionA Linde photo of a work gang removing boulders from a rock cut in preparation for the laying of rail and ties. Notice the men operating the boom in the upper right of the photo.A Linde photo of a work gang removing boulders from a rock cut in preparation for the laying of rail and ties. Notice the men operating the boom in the …Thunder Bay Public Library
- Early Railway Construction (~1908)Photo of workers at Camp 4, G. Campbell section of the Trans Continental Railway in Northern Ontario.Photo of workers at Camp 4, G. Campbell section of the Trans Continental Railway in Northern Ontario.Thunder Bay Public Library
- TransContinental Railway Construction (~1908)A Linde photo of railway construction at the Olson, Camp 2 section of track in Northwestern Ontario.A Linde photo of railway construction at the Olson, Camp 2 section of track in Northwestern Ontario.Thunder Bay Public Library
- Railway Construction (~1908)Photo showing men and boom removing boulders from a blasted rock cut. The hard rock of the Precambrian Shield posed many problems in the building of a railway in Northwestern Ontario. This area of the railway was Camp 3 of the G. Campbell contract.Photo showing men and boom removing boulders from a blasted rock cut. The hard rock of the Precambrian Shield posed many problems in the building of a railway in Northwestern …Thunder Bay Public Library