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      This color postcard shows a 1907 Pumper Wagon that was situated in front of the Blind River Fire Department. These older vehicles were coal fired and a fireman would feed coal to the engine. This would be done on the way to the fire site in order to build up …

      While notes on the reverse indicate that this later became the Rod and Gun Hotel, other documentation states that the Algoma Hotel stood on the site of the previous daycare/Doctors building, while the Rod and Gun was across the corner.

      A black and white postcard done in an oval mat. The young woman in the photo is identified as Bessie Fraser who appears to be in her late teens. She wears a white blouse with a sailor type collar and her hair is pinned up loosely.

      These type of photo postcards became very popular in the early 1900's. (Aunt Ida Merritt)

      Doris (Reid) Trudeau and Orville Reid. There is a stamp on the front of the postcard that reads "Photo by Copeland Thessalon, Ontario"

      ``Lo Maggie and Alex, from Lizzie and Jack``.

      This color postcard is an aerial view of the town of Iron Bridge. This photo was taken prior to the original bridge being dismantled and after the new bridge had been put in place. The photo shows most of the town east of the river.

      The construction for the Red Rock Hydro Dam began in 1959 in response to the need for more power after the discovery of Uranium in Elliott Lake. Red Rock was built in response to the demand from the mines, cost approximately $17 million and employed 550 people at some points …

      It appears that there may have been another person in the photo to the right but they were removed from the photo.

      The Estok Motor Inn was originally on land owned by the Tait family and later the Allhusen family whose log home once stood where the restaurant is now located. The land changed hands several times prior to the construction of the motel and restaurant which was done around the 1950. …

      Alice (Rosenberg) Nicholson- Barber, Thora (Nicholson) Reeves, and Mary (Murphy) Rosenberg. Left to Right: Gram Barber, Thora (Nicholson) Reeves and Mrs. Barbers mother Mary Rosenberg.

      This black and white postcard photo shows Bill Mason standing in front of a photographers backdrop. This type of photo postcard became popular in the early 1900's with Kodaks 3A Folding Pocket Camera.

      This black and white postcard is of Loretta Ridley posed on the arm of a backless bench. Loretta is dressed up for the photo wearing a full length coat with elaborate velvet trimmed cuffs, a fancy flat brimmed hat embellished with flowers and a black choker style necklace. Under her …

      The two girls are: Viola Tulloch and Dorothea Eaket

      Elizabeth Rowan

      This black and white portrait includes Elizabeth Rowan (Beharriell, her brother Burns and her Grandmother Mrs. William Beharriell. Elizabeth is standing behind her grandmother and brother, she wears a dark dress with a small bolero style jacket over it, while Burns wears a shirt and tie under a military style …