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    View of the Canadian Pacific Railway station at Loon Lake, Ontario.

    View of the Stevedore Company's sawmill on Lake Nepigon (now Nipigon), ca 1900-1912.

    View of Silver Islet showing a number of excursion boats and people holidaying at Silver Islet, a popular vacation spot on Lake Superior. This was a couple of decades after the famous Silver Islet mi

    View of the wooden freighter, SS A.G. Lindsay, unloading rails while docked at Port Arthur, Ontario.

    Railroaders would have to dig into their memory to recall the above scene. The name on the train in the photo reads 'North Pacific Manitoba'. The roundhouse or turntable was used at the C.N.R. shops

    These men are driving pilings at the C.N.R. bridge across the Rainy River in the 1900's. These pilings are part of the platform which permits the turning of the center span of the bridge to allow hig

    Proof of Rainy River's importance as a major lumbering center in the early 1900's is evident from this photo. Thousands of board feet of lumber are piled and ready for shipment to far off markets.

    Aerial view of Rainy River showing its importance as a major lumbering center as early as 1900. Rainy River was the mid point transfer for shipment of grain from the west and lumber to the east, for

    Woman and child standing outside Dr. Denmarks residence. The hospital is in the background.

    Big Master Mine on the upper Manitou Lake, was one of the better known mines of the region. Next to the Laurentian Mine, it turned out to be the highest in gold production.

    Framed photograph of the Schreiber C.P.R. yard circa 1900. Text reads: "Schreiber had developed into an important divisional point by the time this photograph was taken in 1900. Besides the extensive

    Sepia-toned photograph of the CPR Station at Port Coldwell. Passengers are waiting for the train to arrive.

    Black and white photograph of the Canadian Pacific Railway station in Schreiber, Ontario.

    Schreiber main street looking north down Winnipeg St., from the corner of Scotia St. McIntosh Store is on the corner. It was built in the late 1800's, and is now Spadoni's Store (1998). 4.3'wide x 3.

    At Ibsters Landing, Schreiber Beach, a Rossport boat bringing people to a Sunday picnic. 4.3'wide x 3.1'high b&w photo

    Schreiber beach picnic, Rossport Sunday boating party.; b&w photo

    Black and white photograph shows The Jackfish Hotel.

    Mather's lumber mill was awarded the contract to supply 25,000 cords of wood and 500,000 railway ties for use as telegraph poles, timber for bridges, trestles, and lumber for station houses.

    To bridge the gap between rivers, or to create a solid road bed for the rail, a great amount of ballast was required in preparation for the tracks for the TransContinental Railway. At times, the 'tra

    Black and white photo of the wooden building identified as the Silver Islet Mine Stamp Mill