A photograph of the main building for Kaministiquia Lumber Company. Description reads, “Main building of Kaministiquia Lumber Company in the 1920’s. A subsidiary of N.M Paterson & Sons Co. Ltd. from the early 1920s to 1954”

A black and white photograph taken of the first elevator company owned by N.M Paterson. Description reads “The first prairie elevator company that N.M Patterson owned. This photo, taken around 1918, shows farmers lining up to empty grain wagons…

A photograph of a group of men loading steel onto a Canadian Northern train in Westfort.

A photograph of men loading steel onto a Canadian Northern train in Westfort.

A photograph of an Indigenous family (?) group, at their wigwam. This is identified as the future site of the Ontario Bank on Lorne St., which was later taken over by the Bank of Montreal.

A photograph of the Port Arthur ore dock, under construction, from afar.

A photograph of the Port Arthur ore dock dated March 29th 1945.

Reprint of advertising from December 1968 Trade and Commerce Magazine, produced by the Northwestern Ontario Development Council. "Memo to Industry: Big Govt. Grants Now Available for Plants in Northwest Ontario."

Worker on forestry harvesting machine: may be early version of NESCO Slashmobile.

Worker operating forestry harvesting machine; may be early version of NESCO Slashmobile.