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      A closeup photo of one of the first electric streetcars showing the open sides, roof, and the wooden benches. Most photographs show enclosed cars., Electric street cars first began running in Port Arthur on March 7, 1892. There was a sense of great achievement and pride in establishing Canada's first …

      Port Arthur's first permanent post office, built in 1892. It was located at the corner of Court Street and Red River Road (then called Arthur Street)., The site for the post office was hotly debated. George Marks, Simon Dawson, and S. Ray petitioned Ottawa to have the post office located …

      reproduction of photo in photograph collection

      A photograph of Fort William Central School, as it appeared around 1903. It was built on Miles street in 1894. The students, dressed in their best, pose in front of the school. At the far right, in front of the white picket fence is the teacher. According to the information …

      Two young boys dressed in their very best. For boys in the early 1900's, velvet suits with short knee pants were very popular. Shirts were sometimes silk, with very large collars and cuffs, trimmed with lace.

      Ed Peterson pilots his plane across Kelly's race track near the corner of Edward and Arthur streets. Unfortunately, on this occasion the plane fails to leave the ground. Mr. Peterson built his own modified Bleriot monoplane from wood and canvas. Newspaper reports say this was the first monoplane built in …

      Winding pathways past birch trees and beds of flowers provide an island of serenity in the middle of an urban setting. In 1902 Catherine Mary Vickers donated ten acres of land to the city to be used as a public park or garden, on the condition that at each corner …

      Governor, Hudson's Bay Company

      A truck draped with flags and bunting proceeds through the fair grounds towing a float completely covered in flowers. The Union Jack flies overhead on flag poles wrapped in bunting. A musical band is seated to the right of the float. Celebrations for Canada's Diamond Jubilee lasted three days in …

      A ski-jumper descends while a crowd on either side of the jump looks on. Newspaper accounts for the next day report between 2,500 and 3,000 people gathered to watch the District Championships held by the Fort William Ski Club.

      Sharp eyes were able to read the ribbon on Peter Heenan's lapel. It reads 'The Seventh Annual Convention Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce Fort William September 22-23 1937' While it is likely that both men attended the NWO Chamber of Commerce Convention, they were here for other reasons as …

      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 view of the Circulation Dept. of the Fort William Public Library, ca 1912. This is now called the Brodie Resource Library. 4.3' wide x 3.1' high b&w photo

      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

      A crowd of people enjoying the wintry weather by sliding down Hebert St. hill on toboggans, ca 1900.; 4.3'wide x 3.1'high b&w photo

      King George VI and Queen Elizabeth pose to be photographed in a First Nations encampment set up for the purposes of the Royal visit on the banks of the McIntyre River.

     

      Portrait of an unidentified woman.

      Portrait of an unidentified young boy. Back of photo says 'Lassila'.

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