Black and white photograph of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth receiving a gift from Mrs. McVicar (Formerly Mrs. Oliver Daunais) during their visit to Fort William. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth can be seen in the middle of the photo while…

Black and white photograph of the front of the first separate school in Port Arthur. Text on the back of the photograph suggests it was called Miss Bolduc's school and was located on Lincoln St.

Sepia toned photograph of Col. S. W. Ray. Ray was a business man, banker and politician originally from Peterborough who became mayor of Port Arthur in 1911 serving until 1912.

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 drawing of the front view of Fort Kaministiqua along the Kaminisitiqua river. This fort was established by the North West Company as a trading post circa 1803. By 1807 the fort had been renamed to Fort William in honour of William…

Black and white newspaper clipping of a photograph of the business center of Fort William. A streetcar can be seen travelling down the center of the busy street.

Black and white newspaper clipping of a photograph of the business center of Port Arthur. Buildings can be seen towards the horizon.

Black and white newspaper clipping of a photograph of Kakabeka Falls. The text below most likely references the Kakabeka generating station which began its operations in 1906.

Campaign ticket for J. J. Ward, an incumbent in the 1911 Toronto municipal election. J. J. Ward was a labourist in the early 1900s who won a seat on the Toronto Board of Control seven times from 1905-1911. He is the namesake of the Ward Marathon, a…

Banquet card detailing a complimentary banquet for Mr. William Mackenzie, Mr. Donald D. Mann, and Mr. Roderick D. Mackenzie at the Northern Hotel in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada. This banquet was held to celebrate the closing of the gap in the CNR…