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  • Dougherty's Cut - CPR construction
    Dougherty's Cut - CPR construction
    Image       This photograph shows the extreme terrain construction crews had to deal with in construction rail lines across Canada. Rock had to be blasted and then hauled out of the way. This photograph also appears in the books 'Building the Railway' by Rosemary Neering, Fitzhenry and Whiteside c1974, and in 'Railways …
    Image     This photograph shows the extreme terrain construction crews had to deal with in construction rail lines across Canada. Rock had to be blasted and then hauled out of the way. …
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  • Shuniah and St. George Snowshoe Races (1885)
    Shuniah and St. George Snowshoe Races (1885)
    Image       A group portrait at the First Annual Shuniah and St. George Snowshoe Race, March 17, 1885, Port Arthur, Ontario.
    Image     A group portrait at the First Annual Shuniah and St. George Snowshoe Race, March 17, 1885, Port Arthur, Ontario.
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  • Fort William, Ontario
    Fort William, Ontario
    Image       A street scene, in 1885, looking down Brown St. into what is now Westfort (Town Plot) and toward Mount McKay.
    Image     A street scene, in 1885, looking down Brown St. into what is now Westfort (Town Plot) and toward Mount McKay.
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  • Port Arthur Harbour, 1885
    Port Arthur Harbour, 1885
    Image       Also P3465
    Image     Also P3465
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  • Quebec troops at the railroad station in Port Arthur on their way to the Northwest Rebellion
    Quebec troops at the railroad station in Port Arthur on their way to the Northwest Rebellion
    Imagemystery       Soldiers pose on a CPR train at Port Arthur, Ontario in 1885. They are en route to Saskatchewan to aid in the suppression of Riel's North West Rebellion. Troops that used the rail-lines at this time faced arduous travel through the many gaps in the line before they could reach …
    Imagemystery     Soldiers pose on a CPR train at Port Arthur, Ontario in 1885. They are en route to Saskatchewan to aid in the suppression of Riel's North West Rebellion. Troops that …
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  • Jack Nickelson, Water Carrier
    Jack Nickelson, Water Carrier
    Image       Also P3472
    Image     Also P3472
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  • Wreck of the Steamship Algoma (1885)
    Wreck of the Steamship Algoma (1885)
    Image       The battered remains of the luxury steamship Algoma on Mott Island (once called Greenstone Island) near Isle Royale. Contrary to some newspaper reports, this Algoma, was not the same ship that carried Wolseley's troops to Prince Arthur's Landing in 1870. A fierce November gale drove the Algoma off course and …
    Image     The battered remains of the luxury steamship Algoma on Mott Island (once called Greenstone Island) near Isle Royale. Contrary to some newspaper reports, this Algoma, was not the same ship …
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  • Report On The Geology Of The Lake Of The Woods Region
    Report On The Geology Of The Lake Of The Woods Region
    Publication  Geological Survey of Canada, 1885     Full text available at Brodie Resource Library
    Publication  Geological Survey of Canada, 1885   Full text available at Brodie Resource Library
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  • Chemical Contributions To The Geology Of Canada
    Chemical Contributions To The Geology Of Canada
    Publication  Geological Survey of Canada, 1885     Full text available at Brodie Resource Library
    Publication  Geological Survey of Canada, 1885   Full text available at Brodie Resource Library
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  • Snowshoe races, March 17, 1885, Port Arthur, Ontario
    Snowshoe races, March 17, 1885, Port Arthur, Ontario
    Image       Shuniah and St. George First annual snowshoe races, March 17, 1885, Port Arthur, Ontario.
    Image     Shuniah and St. George First annual snowshoe races, March 17, 1885, Port Arthur, Ontario.
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  • Port Arthur, 1885
    Port Arthur, 1885
    Image       A trio of photographs of Port Arthur in 1885. 1. Photo Studio, Port Arthur. 2. St. John's Church 3. Boarding Place, Port Arthur, on the corner of Pearl and Court Streets.
    Image     A trio of photographs of Port Arthur in 1885. 1. Photo Studio, Port Arthur. 2. St. John's Church 3. Boarding Place, Port Arthur, on the corner of Pearl and Court …
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  • Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Port Arthur, 1885
    Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Port Arthur, 1885
    Image       A view of the C.P.R. Station in Port Arthur in 1885. The station was situated at the lake shore end of Van Horne street. It was later moved to Graham street where it was destroyed by fire.
    Image     A view of the C.P.R. Station in Port Arthur in 1885. The station was situated at the lake shore end of Van Horne street. It was later moved to Graham …
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  • Port Arthur, 1885
    Port Arthur, 1885
    Imagemystery       Inscription on photograph reads, "Port Arthur (where I boarded 1885 GMR)"
    Imagemystery     Inscription on photograph reads, "Port Arthur (where I boarded 1885 GMR)"
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  • Steamer "Alberta"
    Steamer "Alberta"
    Image       Steamer "Alberta" leaving Port Arthur with troops returning from Riel Rebellion on July 17, 1885.
    Image     Steamer "Alberta" leaving Port Arthur with troops returning from Riel Rebellion on July 17, 1885.
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  • Photographic Studio, Port Arthur, 1885
    Photographic Studio, Port Arthur, 1885
    Image       A view of a photographic studio in Port Arthur in 1885.
    Image     A view of a photographic studio in Port Arthur in 1885.
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  • Brown St. Town Plot (Westfort) 1885
    Brown St. Town Plot (Westfort) 1885
    Image       A view of Brown St, the Town Plot in Westfort in 1885. From left to right: Woodbine Hotel, Mothlede(?) Bros. Merchants, Drug Store, Drug Store, A.A. Clarke.
    Image     A view of Brown St, the Town Plot in Westfort in 1885. From left to right: Woodbine Hotel, Mothlede(?) Bros. Merchants, Drug Store, Drug Store, A.A. Clarke.
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  • Quebec Troops en route to suppress the Northwest Rebellion
    Quebec Troops en route to suppress the Northwest Rebellion
    Image       Soldiers pose on a CPR train at Port Arthur, Ontario in 1885. They are en route to Saskatchewan to aid in the suppression of Riel's Northwest Rebellion.
    Image     Soldiers pose on a CPR train at Port Arthur, Ontario in 1885. They are en route to Saskatchewan to aid in the suppression of Riel's Northwest Rebellion.
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