Sepia-toned photograph of a view of Lake Superior from Port Arthur during the winter. A small pier can be seen in the foreground while some ships and the Sleeping Giant can be seen in the background.

A postcard with a black and white photograph of two Indigenous men standing beside an Ojibway birch bark canoe on the front. These masterfully engineered canoes were the principal means of travel for Indigenous peoples of this region, and for…

Post card with a black and white image of the first passenger train coming out of Prince Rupert. This train originally ran the first 100 miles from Prince Rupert to Kitselas.

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…

Sepia-toned photograph of a railway track for the Canada Pacific Railway being cut through stone. A group of workers and two horses can be seen at the end of the track near where the stone was being cut.

Black and white photograph of one of the first Canada Northern Railway locomotives which ran from Port Arthur to Winnipeg. Two unidentified men can be seen at the front of the train engine while another man can be seen standing near the control…

Sepia toned photograph of an early Port Arthur streetcar operated by the Port Arthur Street railway commission. Men in the photos have been identified as: Norman Harrington (Man with hands in pockets on street car), Bailey (Motorman), Dick Jones (man…

Sepia toned photograph of a man identified as Charlie Vial (motorman) riding through Port Arthur on a streetcar during the winter holidays. A building in the background can be seen wishing the residents of Port Arthur a Merry Christmas and Happy New…

Black and white photograph of the Port Arthur docks. Three ships can be seen currently docked at the port and have been identified as: S. S. "Can favor" , S. S. "E. M. Foster", and S. S. "Butcher's Maid".

Photographer and donor are unknown.

Black and white photograph of a Canada Pacific Railway bridge over the Nipigon river. The bridge can be seen with a train engine on top surrounded by railway workers both on the bridge and in its underbelly.