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View of a Viitalan sauna
Colour photograph of a Viitalan sauna. Caption on back of photograph: Wanapitei River
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Sports for the love of it
Handwritten article by Cairine Budner detailing her passion for sports among the Finns. Her dream was to compile the history of the Finnish sporting activity and athletic organizations in the Thunder Bay area from its beginning in the early 20th…
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Short course in Finnish Community Studies group
Organizations: Short course in Finnish Community Studies group, Nolalu, Ontario, 1929.
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Our Nordic Legacy
Short film "Our Nordic Legacy" consisting of interviews and discussions of people in the Thunder Bay area of nordic (Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) descent. Discusses immigration, labour, craft, and sport, including skiing. Produced by Jim…
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Otava male choir performing at Big Finn Hall
Coloured photograph of the Otava male choir. The choir was originally organized in 1938 by Finnish Vice-Consul Kosti Koivukoski as a mixed choir and was to be a Finnish cultural, politically neutral organization. Concerts and other performances held…
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Lappe Lutheran Church
Photograph of the Lappe Lutheran Church. In 1918, the first plans for building a church were discussed in Lappe, a small, mostly Finnish community northwest of Port Arthur. June 1921, the church building was completed and the first summer festival…
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Labour Postcard
Finnish postcard, with a picture of a man and a sign on top of him entitled “Organised Slaves”.
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First Lutheran Church
First Lutheran Church picnic at Wickstrom's farm, 1908.
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Finnish folk dancers
Finnish folk dancers at dedication ceremony of Finnish Monument at Friendship Gardens, Thunder Bay, 1976.
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2 copies.
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Finnish Co-Op Store
Finnish Co-Op Store on Secord Street (?), Thunder Bay. Horse-drawn delivery wagon in front. Donor: Harry Raketti.
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2 copies.
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