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      Lithograph on buff tint stone, with watercolour.

      Lithotint (1 tint) coloured

      BIRMINGTON CITY: A beautiful example of a fine looking ship; having discharged her cargo, leaving Toronto via the Western Gap, bound for the Upper Lakes. Photo by Fred Sankoff

      With crated Chrysler autos on deck, BEECHBAY enters Toronto Western Gap c.1936.

      On her last voyage under her old name, SILVER BAY enters the Toronto Western Gap, March 29, 1975.

      GEORGIAN is outbound at Toronto Western Gap on her first trip after refitting for operation by Seaway Lines in 1935.

     

      Marathon Timber Limits. Alternate view taken, but not scanned. IHC catalogue number: 3166

      Marathon Timber Limits. Alternate view taken, but not scanned. IHC catalogue number: 3172

      Marathon Timber Limits. IHC catalogue number: 3178

      A view of the Marathon Paper Mill with CN boxcars to the right of photo.

      A view of the school in Marathon.

      The first Wilson Memorial General Hospital (1946) was located on Gilbert Street. When the new and more modern hospital was built in 1971, the old hospital building became known as the Peninsula Building, being used as offices for Pukaskwa National Park, and later as town offices until they too moved …

      Photo showing the Williams Operating Corporation mine in Hemlo, Ontario.

      Construction started in 1944. There have been six name changes since construction. Today it is known as Marathon Pulp Inc. Owned by Tembec/Kruger.

      December 5, 1949 created quite a stir for Marathonians, when the CPR showed off the new General Motors Diesel Ltd. locomotives that would shortly be replacing the old steam locomotives. That day, number 7001 stayed long enough for the residents to walk around and admire its beauty.

      CPR archives lists this photo simply as 'Historic North Shore: Lake Superior District, Ontario' It is speculated that the men in this photo could be returning from the west, where they fought in the Louis Riel Rebellion of 1885. That rail journey from Red Rock to Winnipeg was 24 hrs …

      Peninsula Harbour on the Pic River was a significant link in the construction of the railway. Peninsula was the base of operations for the most difficult and costly phase of the entire construction program. Railroad tie sawmills were an industry along the shore of the Pic River.

      Mechanization began to replace horsepower. Here a tractor is used to pile logs.

      A postcard of the town of Marathon. In the foreground is the Everest Hotel. The Everest Hotel dorms, located behind the train station, housed single men, mill and woodyard workers. The little square building behind the Everest was the taxi stand. In the background, is the CPR 'Canadian' passenger train, …