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  • Knight Brother's Lumber Mill, Burk's Falls, pre-1900
    Knight Brother's Lumber Mill, Burk's Falls, pre-1900
    Image       Black and white photograph of the Knight Brother's Factory in Burk's Falls. There are a variety of buildings. In the foreground there is a lumber yard and piled logs.
    Image     Black and white photograph of the Knight Brother's Factory in Burk's Falls. There are a variety of buildings. In the foreground there is a lumber yard and piled logs.
    Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union PL
  • Knight Brother's Factory, 1907
    Knight Brother's Factory, 1907
    Image       Black and white photograph of the Knight Brother's Factory in Burk's Falls. This picture was taken from the opposite side of the river. The white cliff that can be seen below the factory is a build up of ice and snow. In the background are some of the buildings of …
    Image     Black and white photograph of the Knight Brother's Factory in Burk's Falls. This picture was taken from the opposite side of the river. The white cliff that can be seen …
    Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union PL
  • The Dam Near the Knight Brother's Factory, Burk's Falls, circa 1940.
    The Dam Near the Knight Brother's Factory, Burk's Falls, circa 1940.
    Image       Black and white photograph of the Knight Brother's factory. This picture is taken from the opposite side of the river. A dock can be seen along the river. In the distance are numerous tree lined hills.
    Image     Black and white photograph of the Knight Brother's factory. This picture is taken from the opposite side of the river. A dock can be seen along the river. In the …
    Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union PL
  • D. V. Klien and Thompson Heyland's Company, circa 1945
    D. V. Klien and Thompson Heyland's Company, circa 1945
    Image       Black and white photograph of Klien & Heyland. Klien & Heyland was a company in Burk's Falls. Their buildings are on the opposite side of the river. On the close side of the river is a small dock.
    Image     Black and white photograph of Klien & Heyland. Klien & Heyland was a company in Burk's Falls. Their buildings are on the opposite side of the river. On the close …
    Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union PL
  • Flume with Many Leaks at Knight's Plant, circa 1915
    Flume with Many Leaks at Knight's Plant, circa 1915
    Image       Black and white photograph of the flume near the Knight Brother's factory. The flume is full of leaks. There is a building on top of the flume.
    Image     Black and white photograph of the flume near the Knight Brother's factory. The flume is full of leaks. There is a building on top of the flume.
    Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union PL
  • The Dam, Flume, and Galna Bridge Near Knight Lumber, circa 1931.
    The Dam, Flume, and Galna Bridge Near Knight Lumber, circa 1931.
    Image       Black and white photograph of the flume near the Knight Brother's lumber factory. The flume would take logs from the river and take them towards the factory. The river is flowing from the damn. The river held up by the damn is the Magnetawan River. The bridge in the background …
    Image     Black and white photograph of the flume near the Knight Brother's lumber factory. The flume would take logs from the river and take them towards the factory. The river is …
    Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union PL
  • Four Loggers Resting, circa 1930
    Four Loggers Resting, circa 1930
    Image       Black and white photograph of four lumberjacks resting on logs which they have cut down. The logs are on top of two pieces of wood perpendicular to the logs like a wooden railway track. These tracks were used to roll logs on to horse-drawn sleds. There are large snow drifts …
    Image     Black and white photograph of four lumberjacks resting on logs which they have cut down. The logs are on top of two pieces of wood perpendicular to the logs like …
    Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union PL
  • Three Loggers holding Cant Hooks, circa 1930
    Three Loggers holding Cant Hooks, circa 1930
    Imagemystery       Black and white photograph of three lumberjacks. They are standing on a stacked pile of logs. The lumberjacks are all holding "cant hooks", which were common tools used in the logging process.
    Imagemystery     Black and white photograph of three lumberjacks. They are standing on a stacked pile of logs. The lumberjacks are all holding "cant hooks", which were common tools used in the …
    Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union PL
  • Marsden's Log Hauls, 1935
    Marsden's Log Hauls, 1935
    Image       Black and white photograph of a logger driving a team of horse drawn sleigh with a load of logs. The photograph was taken in a snow covered forest.
    Image     Black and white photograph of a logger driving a team of horse drawn sleigh with a load of logs. The photograph was taken in a snow covered forest.
    Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union PL
  • Working Lumber Mill, circa 1920
    Working Lumber Mill, circa 1920
    Imagemysterycomment       Black and white photograph of a lumber mill. On the left side there is a building with a ramp going into a second floor window. There are logs going up into the building along the ramp. In the foreground on the right are logs in a pile. There is a …
    Imagemysterycomment     Black and white photograph of a lumber mill. On the left side there is a building with a ramp going into a second floor window. There are logs going up …
    Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union PL
  • Loggers in Burk's Falls, circa 1910
    Loggers in Burk's Falls, circa 1910
    Imagecomment       Black and white photograph of a group of lumberjacks in the woods. On the left there is a man standing on a large log. In the middle are two men standing behind the log. In the background there is a man standing by a partly cut tree. Two of the …
    Imagecomment     Black and white photograph of a group of lumberjacks in the woods. On the left there is a man standing on a large log. In the middle are two men …
    Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union PL
  • Horse and Cutter
    Horse and Cutter
    Imagemystery       Black and white photograph of three groups of horse drawn sleighs. These sleigh are pulling sleds through a snow covered path in the forest. These sleighs are pulling loads of wood back to the lumber camp. Each of the sleighs is being pulled by two horses.
    Imagemystery     Black and white photograph of three groups of horse drawn sleighs. These sleigh are pulling sleds through a snow covered path in the forest. These sleighs are pulling loads of …
    Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union PL
  • Lumberyard, Burk's Falls, circa 1950
    Lumberyard, Burk's Falls, circa 1950
    Image       Black and white photograph of a lumberyard in the village of Burk's Falls. From this distance it looks like a shanty town. These are actually towers of finished lumber. In the foreground is a set of train tracks and railroad cars to transport the lumber away.
    Image     Black and white photograph of a lumberyard in the village of Burk's Falls. From this distance it looks like a shanty town. These are actually towers of finished lumber. In …
    Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union PL
  • Burk's Falls and the Wanita Coming into the Wharf, circa 1908.
    Burk's Falls and the Wanita Coming into the Wharf, circa 1908.
    Image       Black and white photograph of the Village of Burk's Falls. Burk's Falls sits on both sides of the Magnetawan River. There are factories in the foreground. In the background a few homes and other buildings are visible. At the left on the river is a boat. This boat is the …
    Image     Black and white photograph of the Village of Burk's Falls. Burk's Falls sits on both sides of the Magnetawan River. There are factories in the foreground. In the background a …
    Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union PL
  • The Tannery, Burk's Falls, circa 1917.
    The Tannery, Burk's Falls, circa 1917.
    Image       Colour painted postcard of the Tannery. The factory is on the river on the left side. The village of Burk's Falls can be seen off in the distance.
    Image     Colour painted postcard of the Tannery. The factory is on the river on the left side. The village of Burk's Falls can be seen off in the distance.
    Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union PL
  • Railroad Tracks Going into Burk's Falls, circa 1940
    Railroad Tracks Going into Burk's Falls, circa 1940
    Image       Black and white photograph of a railroad track going into Burk's Falls past a factory. The factory is likely the Knight Brother's factory. In the foreground are three boxcars. This picture was taken in the winter.
    Image     Black and white photograph of a railroad track going into Burk's Falls past a factory. The factory is likely the Knight Brother's factory. In the foreground are three boxcars. This …
    Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union PL
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