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A black and white collection of photographs of various buildings, sights and ships around Port Arthur. Photos display the following from top left to bottom right (along with any descriptions provided):

Note: Any references to events occurred at…

Black and white photograph of Herman Finger, an American lumberman who immigrated to Canada and founded multiple lumber companies including the Pigeon River Lumber Company in Ontario and the Finger Lumber Company in Manitoba. He served as the first…

Black and white photograph of the High Falls of the Pigeon River: a waterfall which is located on the border of Ontario, Canada and Minnesota, U.S.A. Some wooden structures and debris can be seen at the top of falls.

Photographer and donor are…

Black and white photograph of the High Falls of the Pigeon River; A waterfall which is located on the border of Ontario, Canada and Minnesota, U.S.A. A wooden structure can be seen at the top of the falls.

Photographer and donor are unknown.

Black and white photograph of the Hoito Restaurant Executive and service staff, 50th anniversary. Front row: Mrs. L. Linden, Mrs. T. Sjan (cook), Mrs. M. Johson, Mrs. Sigiis, Mrs. E. Heiniemi, Mrs. Jamsa.
Second row: Mr. Vester Janka, Mrs. L. Bryk,…

Photograph inside Hymers School, circa 1908-1911.

Sepia-toned photograph of ice cakes at Forty Mile. Captions on image: "Ice cake at Forty Mile, Y. Ter. 15 feet thick", "Photo by Goetzman Dawson, 1958

Sepia-toned photograph of ice on the bank of the Yukon River. Two men are standing among a huge ice cake which could stand almost perpendicular

Black and white photograph of "immigration sheds" in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada. Part of Canada's early commitment to the well being of immigrants coming to Canada, these sheds provided initial accommodations for immigrants and served as offices…

Black and white photograph of the initial stages of construction. The photograph shows the wooden frame of the first two storeys with a storey below (basement). Workers and Alex Beck, the construction foreman, are standing on the plank in front.