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  • Portable Sawmill, Kenora, ON
    Portable Sawmill, Kenora, ON
    Image       Alternate views taken, but not scanned. IHC catalogue number: 2507, 2509, & 2510.
    Image     Alternate views taken, but not scanned. IHC catalogue number: 2507, 2509, & 2510.
    McLaughlin Library ASC: Agricultural, Rural, & Scottish Images
  • Crawler Tractor Loading Logs, Kenora, ON
    Crawler Tractor Loading Logs, Kenora, ON
    Image       IHC catalogue number: 2514
    Image     IHC catalogue number: 2514
    McLaughlin Library ASC: Agricultural, Rural, & Scottish Images
  • Crawler Tractor Loading Logs, Kenora, ON
    Crawler Tractor Loading Logs, Kenora, ON
    Imagemystery       The equipment in this photo belonged to W.H. Marr Limited. IHC catalogue number: 2521. Alternate view taken, but not scanned. IHC catalogue number: 2514.
    Imagemystery     The equipment in this photo belonged to W.H. Marr Limited. IHC catalogue number: 2521. Alternate view taken, but not scanned. IHC catalogue number: 2514.
    McLaughlin Library ASC: Agricultural, Rural, & Scottish Images
  • Voyageur Route Highway
    Voyageur Route Highway
    Image       Donation by Alma Trush
    Image     Donation by Alma Trush
    Thunder Bay Public Library
  • Cruise Ship on Lake of the Woods
    Cruise Ship on Lake of the Woods
    Image       Postcard of a cruise ship traveling along Lake of the Woods, near Kenora.
    Image     Postcard of a cruise ship traveling along Lake of the Woods, near Kenora.
    Thunder Bay Public Library
  • Huskie the Muskie
    Huskie the Muskie
    Image       Postcard showing Kenora's McLeod Park and its monument of Huskie the Muskie.
    Image     Postcard showing Kenora's McLeod Park and its monument of Huskie the Muskie.
    Thunder Bay Public Library
  • Kenora Cityscape
    Kenora Cityscape
    Image       Postcard of an aerial view of Kenora, Ontario.
    Image     Postcard of an aerial view of Kenora, Ontario.
    Thunder Bay Public Library
  • Steam Locomotive Unloading Ballast
    Steam Locomotive Unloading Ballast
    Image       To bridge the gap between rivers, or to create a solid road bed for the rail, a great amount of ballast was required in preparation for the tracks for the TransContinental Railway. At times, the 'track layers' were only ten miles behind the bridge makers on the line.
    Image     To bridge the gap between rivers, or to create a solid road bed for the rail, a great amount of ballast was required in preparation for the tracks for the …
    Thunder Bay Public Library
  • Anderson and Johnson Contract - Wooden Trestle
    Anderson and Johnson Contract - Wooden Trestle
    Imagecomment       A Linde photo of the TransContinental Railway wooden trestle, contracted out to Anderson and Johnson in the early 1900's, near Kenora, Ontario. In most cases, the wooden trestles were filled in with crushed rock that had been dynamited, to provide a solid base for the line of track on the …
    Imagecomment     A Linde photo of the TransContinental Railway wooden trestle, contracted out to Anderson and Johnson in the early 1900's, near Kenora, Ontario. In most cases, the wooden trestles were filled …
    Thunder Bay Public Library
  • T.C.R. Construction - Steam Shovel Loading the Boxcars
    T.C.R. Construction - Steam Shovel Loading the Boxcars
    Imagecomment       The Marion Steam Shovel loads crushed rock into boxcars, for transport to another area on the railway line. The rocks were used to build solid foundations in the areas that were sinking due to muskeg. This photo was taken by Gustave Linde during the construction of the Trans Continental Railway, …
    Imagecomment     The Marion Steam Shovel loads crushed rock into boxcars, for transport to another area on the railway line. The rocks were used to build solid foundations in the areas that …
    Thunder Bay Public Library
  • Trans Continental Railway - Piling Rocks
    Trans Continental Railway - Piling Rocks
    Image       A group of workers on the Trans Continental Railway take a short break to pose for a photo by a pallet of crushed rock. This photo was taken during the construction of the Trans Continental Railway near Kenora, in Northwestern Ontario. ~1900.
    Image     A group of workers on the Trans Continental Railway take a short break to pose for a photo by a pallet of crushed rock. This photo was taken during the …
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  • Trans Continental Railway Construction
    Trans Continental Railway Construction
    Image       Thunder Bay, Ontario, transportation, railways, railroads, work gang, McArthur, tracks, construction
    Image     Thunder Bay, Ontario, transportation, railways, railroads, work gang, McArthur, tracks, construction
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  • Bucyrus Steam Shovel
    Bucyrus Steam Shovel
    Image       Black and white photo of a 'Bucyrus' steam shovel used to prepare the roadbed for the laying of the tracks for the TransContinental Railway near Kenora, Ontario.
    Image     Black and white photo of a 'Bucyrus' steam shovel used to prepare the roadbed for the laying of the tracks for the TransContinental Railway near Kenora, Ontario.
    Thunder Bay Public Library
  • 'Jachetta' Work Gang
    'Jachetta' Work Gang
    Image       This photo by Linde shows the heavy work involved in removing a rock cut for the construction of the Trans Continental Railway in the area of Rat Portage(Kenora), in Northwestern Ontario. Jachetta was the contractor or foreman for this section of the railway line.
    Image     This photo by Linde shows the heavy work involved in removing a rock cut for the construction of the Trans Continental Railway in the area of Rat Portage(Kenora), in Northwestern …
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  • T.C.R. Construction
    T.C.R. Construction
    Image       A Carl Gustave Linde photo showing hand made booms used to lift the blasted rock onto pallets, for removal to another area, in the construction of the TransContinental railway during the early 1900's. 'Chambers, Mc&Mc' were the foreman and contractors on this section of the construction of the railway tracks.
    Image     A Carl Gustave Linde photo showing hand made booms used to lift the blasted rock onto pallets, for removal to another area, in the construction of the TransContinental railway during …
    Thunder Bay Public Library
  • Double Track Construction T.C.R.
    Double Track Construction T.C.R.
    Image       A Carl Gustave Linde photo of the rail gang working on the Anderson and Johnson contract on a section of the Trans Continental Railway near Kenora, Ontario, during the early 1900's.
    Image     A Carl Gustave Linde photo of the rail gang working on the Anderson and Johnson contract on a section of the Trans Continental Railway near Kenora, Ontario, during the early …
    Thunder Bay Public Library
  • Steam Locomotive
    Steam Locomotive
    Imagecomment       The steam locomotive in this Linde photo, was probably used to push materials in the construction of the Trans Continental Railway in Northwestern Ontario.
    Imagecomment     The steam locomotive in this Linde photo, was probably used to push materials in the construction of the Trans Continental Railway in Northwestern Ontario.
    Thunder Bay Public Library
  • Campbell Island Miners at Richard Lake
    Campbell Island Miners at Richard Lake
    Imagemystery       Description taken from back of photo-author unknown.
    Imagemystery     Description taken from back of photo-author unknown.
    Thunder Bay Public Library
  • Clearing the Rock Cut
    Clearing the Rock Cut
    Image       Workers and horses pose for a photo during the clearing of a rock cut near Kenora, Ontario during the early 1900s.
    Image     Workers and horses pose for a photo during the clearing of a rock cut near Kenora, Ontario during the early 1900s.
    Thunder Bay Public Library
  • Jachetta Work Gang
    Jachetta Work Gang
    Image       A group of workers pose for a photo while working on the Trans Continental Railway tracks near Kenora (Rat Portage), Ontario. According to the McDonald papers, 12 000 men and 5000 horses were employed in the construction in this area. The cost was $12 million, of which 10% was spent …
    Image     A group of workers pose for a photo while working on the Trans Continental Railway tracks near Kenora (Rat Portage), Ontario. According to the McDonald papers, 12 000 men and …
    Thunder Bay Public Library
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