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.

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

Processing logs on forestry harvesting machine; may be early version of NESCO Slashmobile.