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      A photo of a steam shovel and work crew excavating and clearing the way for the construction of the railway near Keewatin in the early 1900's. To the left of the photo is the steam engine used to transport the shovel to the area.

      A winter view at Chambers Camp #4 - McArthur and McFadden Contract - along the Trans Continental Railway. The crew and horses pose near Keewatin, Ontario.

      Mather's lumber mill was awarded the contract to supply 25,000 cords of wood and 500,000 railway ties for use as telegraph poles, timber for bridges, trestles, and lumber for station houses.

      Construction workers for the Trans Continental Railway during the early 1900s near Keewatin, Ontario.

      Black and white photograph by Linde shows the method for clearing blasted rocks and debris from the construction site on a section of track for the Transcontinental Railway near Keewatin, Ontario.

      Town of Keewatin as seen from the steamer Keenora.