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      A photograph of the Kaministiquia Hotel, once at the corner of Dease and Hardisty Streets, in Fort William, Ontario. This unique C.P.R. hotel offered accomodations to railroad officials, business executives and summer vacationers in a wilderness setting. The hotel was owned and operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway and was …

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      A drawing attributed to William Armstrong of Fort William in 1873. The drawing shows water traffic of canoes and a ship. The settlement can be seen across from the Fort. Wigwams of the Ojibwa are seen in the foreground.

      A photo with the caption 'Site of the Bank of Montreal in 1870', showing a wigwam, in the bush. A group of Indigenous Peoples are in front of the wigwam; a skin is drying on the left.; 4.3'wide x 3.1'high b&w photo

      Prince Arthur's Landing as seen in 1870 in Port Arthur, Ontario.

      A photograph of the Ontario Bank, which opened at Prince Arthur's Landing (later called Port Arthur) in 1875. The bank served a population of 500. One of the bank tellers was Samuel Wellington Ray, who went on in later years to open his own private bank and become Mayor of …

      Remains of the York boats used to transport Colonel Garnet Wolseley and his troops from Prince Arthur's Landing (later called Port Arthur) to the Red River Settlement at Fort Garry. Troops followed a water route up the Kaministiquia River to lakes Shebandowan and Kashabowie, Lac des Mille Lacs, and Lake …

      This sidewheeler was originally called the 'City of Toronto', then the 'Racine' and finally the 'Algoma'. Built in 1839, the ship was to undergo major transformations in it's lifetime. It retained it's twin walking beam engines, 147 foot hull and 26 ft. diameter paddlewheels., This photo is courtesy of the …

      A rare photograph of Prince Arthur's Landing. In this scene, the Lieutenant-Governor and his party prepare to board the train, about to take them westwards. Note the canoes at the end of the train. In 1879 the railway west from this area, only extended as far as Savanne River. The …

      Sketch of the town plot (West Fort) about 1875. Sketch shows Mt. McKay, Neebing Hotel, Government dock, railroad and telegraph wires.

      This photo shows the first bank at the foot of Park Street in Port Arthur, 1870's.

      Official No.: 71226; Final Date: 28 May 1892; Dimensions (LBD): 63' x 16.6' x 5.7' ; 1878, August 10 Registered Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario 1892, May 28 Burned Black Bay, Lake Superior; Original Owner: John Pritchard; Final Location: Black Bay, Lake Superior, Burned; 1892, June 17 Registry closed

      Stereoview of the paddlewheeled steamboat MANITOBA at the dock with the Hudson Bay trading post, Fort William, in the background. MANITOBA is moored in the Kaministiquia River.

      Watercolour and gouache over pencil on paper

      Watercolour, touches of gouache, over graphite, on wove paper

      Reason: lightning Lives: nil

      Reason: aground Lives: nil Remarks: Got off

      Reason: aground Hull damage: $600 Cargo: $2,500 Freight: oats Remarks: Got off

      Reason: aground Lives: nil Hull damage: $1,000 Remarks: Got off

      Reason: collision Freight: coal Remarks: Damaged