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    Photograph of the Beardmore Hotel, which was constructed by Bob Davidson. The hotel had 20 rooms and was operated for many years by Burt Dowell. The hotel burned to the ground in 1958.

    Photograph of Beardmore's first school which was built in 1936. A newer school was completed in 1947.

    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 C

    Black and white photo of Frank and Lizzie Hughes and family on velocipede at the CNR Dorion Station where Frank Hughes was station master for eighteen years.

    Photo showing men apparently digging the family vehicle out of the snow. In the background is a log constructed home.

    View of Little Long Lac mining office. From left to right, T.H. Rea, George Rayner, Tony Oklend, Joseph Errington, J.H.C Waite, and two pilots, Boual and George. Rayner Construction had the contracts

    Inscription reads 'Pouring of first Gold Brick at MacLeod Cockshutt Gold Mine, May 20th, 1938'.

    Inscription reads 'First Gold Brick - Bankfield Consolidated Mine June 12, 1937'. The first brick weighed in at 601.19 ounces. The Bankfield Mine was one of the most modern mills in the gold mining i

    Hutchinson Lake Gold Mines Ltd., incorporated in 1935, dug a series of trenches and test pits, but not until 1936 did the company begin it's shaft-sinking operation. The photo shows the site after th

    View looking west at Tombill mine. Note the water line to a short water tower in the foreground of the photo. Tombill Gold Mines was incorporated in 1935 and shaft-sinking began the following year. B

    Aerial View looking west towards Wildgoose Lake. The inscription reads 'Air view of Bankfield Consolidated Mine, Tombill Mine, and Jellicoe Mine'. Highway 11 and Bankfield Mine are in the foreground.

    Aerial view looking north, along the shoreline of Kenogamisis Lake. Hard Rock Gold Mine was incorporated in 1934 and in 1935 the No.1 shaft was sunk on Discovery Point. Work ceased in 1937 in order t

    Aerial view looking northeast. Inscription reads 'Elmos Mine'. The name of Elmos is a composite for Ellis and Mosher. In the centre is the headframe site on a tiny island, and to the left is a cluste

    Aerial view looking west from Kenogamisis Lake. In the foreground is the No.1 headframe of Hardrock Mine. To the extreme right is Hardrock Townsite. In the centre is No.2 headframe of the Hardrock Mi

    Aerial view looking northwest. Inscription reads 'MacLeod Cockshutt Gold Mine showing Hard Rock Gold mine in the foreground, December, 1937.' Upper portion shows the hills on which MacLeod Townsite i

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    View of Little Long Lac Mine looking southeast from Barton Bay on Kenogamisis Lake. The hydro transmission tower (double poles) and the absence of the bridge help to date this view. Hydro began servi

    A view of Peninsula station, and tracks. Peninsula was once a popular location for painters and fishermen. Once booming, the CPR Peninsula was later reduced to the status of a siding. The ruins of th

    This is the C.N.R. rail yard in Rainy River as it appeared in 1935. It is quite a contrast from the current operation. Today the yards handle tonnage far in excess of what was handled during the 'ste