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      Labourers working on the construction of the ore trestle. (October 16, 1944)

      Photograph of the construction and materials site.

      Close up photo showing the intricate construction of the, C.N.R. iron ore dock. Scaffolding and cement shoots can be seen.

      Aerial view of showing the dredge 'Primrose' at work to the left. On the right, a grain boat is coming in to dock at the Reliance Grain elevator.

      Taken from leads of a pile driver just north of bent one.

      Aerial view of inshore end showing timber revetments. Arrow indicates location of pile broken off by Canada Dredge. (September 15, 1944)

      Black and white photo (#6) showing the sheathing and shoring, construction method used to build bent 2.

      Black and white photo (#7) showing the operation of the 'Rex' Paver and Pumpcrete Machine, which pumped concrete from ground level up to the first 100 pocket section of the ore dock.

      Black and white aerial (#16) photo showing the first layer of the ore dock above water.

      Black and white aerial photo showing the suction dredge 'Primrose' in the harbour. Also shown in the photograph are pile drivers at work. Four thousand, seven hundred timber foundation piles were driven. Scow and Swing pile drivers were used.

      Black and white photo (#14) of two large ramps and, several small buildings on the construction site. The buildings below the ramp housed the mixed sand and gravel.

      Black and white photo of a large crane moving fill. Concrete aggregates were produced from Lake Superior sand and gravel dredged from the lake bottom and brought to the site on scows. The contractor set up a site for the screening and separation of sand and gravel. The materials were …

      Black and white aerial photo (#1) taken of the Canadian National ore dock at Port Arthur. Photograph shows wooden pilings on the shore and in the water.

      Black and white photo taken on July 31, 1944, of the beginning, stages of the building of the Port Arthur Ore Dock.

      This photo was taken on July 28th, 1944, during the construction of the Canadian National iron ore dock and trestle at Port Arthur, Ontario. We would appreciate any information regarding the name of the equipment in use, and any description of the work being done.

      Black and white photo of men pouring concrete while working on the construction, of the Canadian National ore dock.

      Construction of the trestle in beginning stage. Cement plints, shown here on Memorial Avenue were all that was left of the trestle once in was dismantled in 1993., (October 15, 1944)

      Black and white photo (#3) of Port Arthur Ore Dock as seen from the east. Pilings were driven into an area 900 by 60 feet. In the background, a suction dredge, called Primrose, is in operation. The contract for dredging was won by the Canadian Dredge and Dock Company.

      Black and white photo of experienced timber trestle bridgemen, borrowed from the Hudson Bay Railway to work on the CNR trestle at Port Arthur. Names inscribed on the front of the photo from L to R are: D. Poulin, S. McRae, D. Carmichael, Paul Citke, E. Ackerman and D. Davidson.

      Some of the 165 men who build the massive trestle:, (back row, l to r)Sosnowski, Yawreski, Hapiah, Mucha,, Pakaluk ;(front row, l to r)Sebesta, McDougall. No first names were listed on the back of the photo.