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  • CPR Wreck Caused by Bursting Dam - Current River Park
    CPR Wreck Caused by Bursting Dam - Current River Park
    Image       Three hundred feet of the Paquette Dam were affected when a one hundred fifty foot opening in the dam let water through. Five men were killed with the wreckage of a train when it ran headlong into the riverbank.
    Image     Three hundred feet of the Paquette Dam were affected when a one hundred fifty foot opening in the dam let water through. Five men were killed with the wreckage of …
    Thunder Bay Public Library
  • Current River Disaster
    Current River Disaster
    Image       The spring of 1908 was a season of extremes with May temperatures in the mid 80's. In the middle of May, the rains came, causing streams to swell. Shortly before midnight on May 27 a 200 million cubic foot, 20 foot high wall of water began surging down the Current …
    Image     The spring of 1908 was a season of extremes with May temperatures in the mid 80's. In the middle of May, the rains came, causing streams to swell. Shortly before …
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  • Current River (1908)
    Current River (1908)
    Image       Photo showing the swollen Current River. The flood of 1908 caused the loss of lives, power outages, and destruction of property, making it one of the Lakehead's greatest tragedies.
    Image     Photo showing the swollen Current River. The flood of 1908 caused the loss of lives, power outages, and destruction of property, making it one of the Lakehead's greatest tragedies.
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  • Current River Disaster (1908)
    Current River Disaster (1908)
    Image       Photo showing the CPR train wreck at Current River, May 28, 1908.
    Image     Photo showing the CPR train wreck at Current River, May 28, 1908.
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  • Current River Disaster (May 1908)
    Current River Disaster (May 1908)
    Image       Photo showing the damage done to the flumes, as a result of the flooding of the Current River, May 27, 1908.
    Image     Photo showing the damage done to the flumes, as a result of the flooding of the Current River, May 27, 1908.
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  • Paquette Dam (1908)
    Paquette Dam (1908)
    Image       Photo showing the destruction to the Paquette Dam caused by heavy rains and flooding of the Current River., The rains poured from mid May, swelling streams already engorged by sudden spring runoff. At the foot of a steep valley, a few miles downstream from the Onion Lake Dam, the smaller …
    Image     Photo showing the destruction to the Paquette Dam caused by heavy rains and flooding of the Current River., The rains poured from mid May, swelling streams already engorged by sudden …
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  • A Corner in the Park, Current River (~1910)
    A Corner in the Park, Current River (~1910)
    Image       A leisurely afternoon in the park. Three canoes float in a placid section of the Current River, Port Arthur, near its mouth . A man stands beneath the trees on the shore., Just two years earlier, flood waters roared through this area, changing the shoreline completely. The Paquette dam had …
    Image     A leisurely afternoon in the park. Three canoes float in a placid section of the Current River, Port Arthur, near its mouth . A man stands beneath the trees on …
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  • Train Wreck - Current River (1908)
    Train Wreck - Current River (1908)
    Image       On May 27, 1908 heavy rains increased water levels of rivers and creeks that flowed into Onion Lake. Just before midnight, the dam broke, uprooting trees and carving new channels into the landscape. North of the CPR bridge was washed away, causing a CPR freight train to crash into the …
    Image     On May 27, 1908 heavy rains increased water levels of rivers and creeks that flowed into Onion Lake. Just before midnight, the dam broke, uprooting trees and carving new channels …
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  • Train Wreck, Current River Park (1908)
    Train Wreck, Current River Park (1908)
    Image       Also P3529
    Image     Also P3529
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  • Mouth of the Current River, Lake Superior, Thunder Bay
    Mouth of the Current River, Lake Superior, Thunder Bay
    Image       Canoes on water with rapids(?) beyond surrounded by trees. Signed at lower-right.
    Image     Canoes on water with rapids(?) beyond surrounded by trees. Signed at lower-right.
    Association for Great Lakes Maritime History
  • Disaster at Current River Park (May 27, 1908)
    Disaster at Current River Park (May 27, 1908)
    Image       Photo showing the Current River Disaster. Heavy rains and flooding caused the tracks to be washed out, resulting in the derailment of a CPR freight train at Current River Park.
    Image     Photo showing the Current River Disaster. Heavy rains and flooding caused the tracks to be washed out, resulting in the derailment of a CPR freight train at Current River Park.
    Thunder Bay Public Library
  • Clearing Away the Wreck - Current River Disaster
    Clearing Away the Wreck - Current River Disaster
    Image       This photo shows people clearing away the wreck from the 1908 Current River flood disaster.
    Image     This photo shows people clearing away the wreck from the 1908 Current River flood disaster.
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  • The Township of MacGregor : District of Thunder Bay
    The Township of MacGregor : District of Thunder Bay
    Image       Map housed at the Brodie Resource Library
    Image     Map housed at the Brodie Resource Library
    Thunder Bay Public Library
  • Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbook #1 - Music Services in St. Catharines Churches
    Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbook #1 - Music Services in St. Catharines Churches
    Text       Location: Scrapbook # 1 - Page 48. Date of Scrapbook: 1876-1922 Teresa Vanderburgh was one of St. Catharines' most prominent musicians and teachers for many years. The scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, musical programs and pamphlets for St. Catharines and other places of interest to Miss Vanderburgh. She died on January …
    Text     Location: Scrapbook # 1 - Page 48. Date of Scrapbook: 1876-1922 Teresa Vanderburgh was one of St. Catharines' most prominent musicians and teachers for many years. The scrapbooks contain newspaper …
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  • Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbook #1 - Music in the Churches on Christmas Day
    Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbook #1 - Music in the Churches on Christmas Day
    Text       Location: Scrapbook # 1 - Page 48 - Item 1 Date of Scrapbook: 1876-1922 Teresa Vanderburgh was one of St. Catharines' most prominent musicians and teachers for many years. The scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, musical programs and pamphlets for St. Catharines and other places of interest to Miss Vanderburgh. She …
    Text     Location: Scrapbook # 1 - Page 48 - Item 1 Date of Scrapbook: 1876-1922 Teresa Vanderburgh was one of St. Catharines' most prominent musicians and teachers for many years. The …
    St. Catharines Public Library
  • Views of St. Catharines
    Views of St. Catharines
    Image       File number: 03/pt1/29-1.2
    Image     File number: 03/pt1/29-1.2
    St. Catharines Public Library
  • Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbook #1 - Various  Clippings
    Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbook #1 - Various Clippings
    Text       Location: Scrapbook # 1 - Page 47 Date of Scrapbook: 1876-1922 Teresa Vanderburgh was one of St. Catharines' most prominent musicians and teachers for many years. The scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, musical programs and pamphlets for St. Catharines and other places of interest to Miss Vanderburgh. She died on January …
    Text     Location: Scrapbook # 1 - Page 47 Date of Scrapbook: 1876-1922 Teresa Vanderburgh was one of St. Catharines' most prominent musicians and teachers for many years. The scrapbooks contain newspaper …
    St. Catharines Public Library
  • The Queensway Hotel, The Hotel Leonard and the Capri Motel
    The Queensway Hotel, The Hotel Leonard and the Capri Motel
    Image       File Number: 02/pt4/6-1.3
    Image     File Number: 02/pt4/6-1.3
    St. Catharines Public Library
  • Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbook #1 - Newspaper Clippings and Concert Programs
    Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbook #1 - Newspaper Clippings and Concert Programs
    Text       Location: Scrapbook # 1 - Page 102 Date of Scrapbook 1876-1922 Teresa Vanderburgh was one of St. Catharines' most prominent musicians and teachers for many years. The scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, musical programs and pamphlets for St. Catharines and other places of interest to Miss Vanderburgh. She died on January …
    Text     Location: Scrapbook # 1 - Page 102 Date of Scrapbook 1876-1922 Teresa Vanderburgh was one of St. Catharines' most prominent musicians and teachers for many years. The scrapbooks contain newspaper …
    St. Catharines Public Library
  • Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbook #2 - Musical Programs & Newspaper Clippings
    Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbook #2 - Musical Programs & Newspaper Clippings
    Text       Location: Scrapbook #2 - Page 48 Date of Scrapbook: 1890-1927 Teresa Vanderburgh was one of St. Catharines' most prominent musicians and teachers for many years. The scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, musical programs and pamphlets for St. Catharines and other places of interest to Miss Vanderburgh. She died on January 15, …
    Text     Location: Scrapbook #2 - Page 48 Date of Scrapbook: 1890-1927 Teresa Vanderburgh was one of St. Catharines' most prominent musicians and teachers for many years. The scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, …
    St. Catharines Public Library
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