Arola's Home in Nolalu (~1901)
Description
- Mystery Question
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- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- In the foreground is a large field. In the middle ground, a man stands with a chair in front of him. Behind him and to his left, is a woman, also holding a chair. To her left is a man, also carrying something. A log home and outbuildings are in photo., A bit of a mystery for us. Why are the man and woman holding chairs? From the label on the donated photograph we know that the farm belongs to the Arolas, that the farm was in Nolalu at the beginning of the century, and that the farm stood where the Nolalu Post Office later was later situated. If you can tell us anything about this photograph, please contact us., Nolalu was one of the many Finnish settlements that sprang up around Thunder Bay from the late 1880's to 1917. Silver mining and lumbering brought emigrants to the area. Silver mining lasted only briefly, but many settlers stayed to farm the land. Nolalu was named for the Northland Lumber Company.
- Date of Original
- circa 1901
- Dimensions
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Width: 5.5 in
Height: 3.5 in
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- P914
- Collection
- Thunder Bay Public Library
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 48.2834 Longitude: -89.81687
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- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Contact
- Thunder Bay Public LibraryEmail:research@tbpl.ca
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