Black and white photograph of a large group of unknown men and women gathered in the forest.

Black and white photograph of an early Port Arthur. A group of men can be seen standing on a road to the left which leads into Port Arthur in the background.

Black and white photograph of a group of men standing in front of Kakabeka Falls. Individuals have been identified from left to right as:

1. Thomas Marks (first mayor of Port Arthur)
2. J. McKellar (first mayor of Fort William)
3. Gge. T. Marks…

Black and white photograph of Edward VIII (The Prince of Wales) getting off the train and arriving in Port Arthur for a visit. Edward VIII can be seen in the center of the photograph removing his hat.

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.