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    Black and white photo of Dr. Naysmith and small child.

    Black and white photo of a boat following a moose swimming in Lake Manitou.

    Black and white copy of a Fort William Times Daily article photo printed on photo-quality paper. The article says "Railway Town of Schreiber Has Interesting History" and shows a group of young Schrei

    Post card of the Y.M.C.A in 1908.

    A group of people pose for a picture at Walker's Lake

    Black and white mounted photograph of Mr. Hewin's Girls Club in Schreiber, Ontario. Names are written to identify persons in the photo. Back, L-R: Lilian Gertrude Ison, Florrie Taylor, Elsie Wright,

    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 th

    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 cubi

    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.

    Photo showing the CPR train wreck at Current River, May 28, 1908.

    Photo showing the damage done to the flumes, as a result of the flooding of the Current River, May 27, 1908.

    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.

    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. A

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    A photo of a steam shovel and work crew excavating and clearing the way for the construction of the railway near Keewatin in the early 1900's. To the left of the photo is the steam engine used to tra

    A winter view at Chambers Camp #4 - McArthur and McFadden Contract - along the Trans Continental Railway. The crew and horses pose near Keewatin, Ontario.

    Officials examine the wreckage of a derailed freight train at Current River Park., On-lookers came by electric streetcar, canoe, rowboat and launch to view the destruction caused when the Paquette Da

    Clearing away the debris from the May 28, 1908 Current River Disaster.

    Photo of a railway gang working on a rock cut. They may be clearing away rock and debris to prepare for the laying of track.

    A work gang clearing boulders from a rock cut. Thompson & Eagam were the contractors for this portion of rail construction.