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      This is an image of the S.S. No. 18 schoolhouse in Markham township, in York county. A fence surrounds the property and a few trees obstruct part of the view of the schoolhouse. It appears to have been taken in the spring or fall as there are no leaves on …

      This is a copy from original photograph.

      Headford (Lot 19, Cons. 3), Markham

      A photograph of barn-raising supper at Thompson's farm in Headford (Lot 19, con. 3).

      A photograph of supper at Thompson's barn-raising.

      A photograph of Richard Stephenson cutting grain on Palmer Farm, south half of lot 45, Concession 1, Markham.

      The second wave of Irish immigration followed the Great Famine of 1847. The original site of St. Patrick's Church in Markham was on Rouge Street, in an area dubbed "Vinegar Hill" or "Little Dublin." The wood-frame church (left) was built in 1870. Only the cemetery remains on Rouge Street. A …

      Stripping the main zone of the mine site to expose mineralization. Mine as it appeared in the late 1960's.

      Big amethyst crytals O5.

      A black and white photo of open pit mining at the Thunder Bay Amethyst Mine in the 1970's

      A photo of the open pit mine at Thunder Bay Amethyst Mine.

      Canadian National Railway ticket issued to Mrs. Marander to take the train to market twice per month, from the stop at Wolfe to Fort William in 1938.

      Identification, or pass, for the Canadian National Railway, with photo of trackman and his wife. This would have allowed them free transportation on the CNR. The employees years of service with the CNR, was also recorded on the back of the pass.

      Johnny Hume (right) train agent and George McLeod (left) engineer. Johnny Hume was remembered for his unfailing kindness. George McLeod delighted onlookers with the theatrical show he put on when he did his routine oiling of the train.

      This multipressure locomotive was designed in Montreal at Montreal Locomotive works in 1928. These locomotives were assigned road numbers 5900 through 5919. These were part of the Selkirks, a name chosen for then range of Rockies they travelled and crossed. Exhaust steam was mixed with 250 psi pressure steam from …

      CPR '5468' represents a high pressure oil-fired, heavy freight locomotive. It is one of the last class freight steam locomotives built new for a Canadian Railway. It is currently under lease to the Selkirk Division of the CRHA, Revelstoke, B.C. and is on display at the Revelstoke Railway Museum. Built …

      The Canadian Pacific Railway used a variety of locomotives to lead its trains from coast to coast in Canada. These were built to handle rugged terrain of western Canada. The 'Selkirks' were designed to maintain smooth flow of mainline Canadian Pacific traffic through treacherous winding curves and heavy grades of …

      Cover of an actual schedule from Canadian National Railways, August 1929. This timetable shows local departure and arrival times across Canada and the Western region. Mileage was 11,345 miles. The whole CNR system was 22,790 miles, the largest railway system in America in 1929.

      One of the twenty locomotives of this type designed in the 1930's for CPR's fast intercity passenger services and completed in 1937-38 by the Canadian Locomotive Co. in Kingston, Ontario. Also, referred to as Class Flas 4-4-4, steam locomotive.

      Makies Siding (Gravel Lake)was the stop before North Lake on the Port Arthur Duluth and Western Railway line to the Gunflint Trail, Northwestern Ontario.