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    Black and white aerial (#16) photo showing the first layer of the ore dock above water.

    Black and white aerial photo showing the suction dredge 'Primrose' in the harbour. Also shown in the photograph are pile drivers at work. Four thousand, seven hundred timber foundation piles were dri

    Black and white photo (#14) of two large ramps and, several small buildings on the construction site. The buildings below the ramp housed the mixed sand and gravel.

    Black and white photo of a large crane moving fill. Concrete aggregates were produced from Lake Superior sand and gravel dredged from the lake bottom and brought to the site on scows. The contractor

    Black and white aerial photo (#1) taken of the Canadian National ore dock at Port Arthur. Photograph shows wooden pilings on the shore and in the water.

    Black and white photo taken on July 31, 1944, of the beginning, stages of the building of the Port Arthur Ore Dock.

    This photo was taken on July 28th, 1944, during the construction of the Canadian National iron ore dock and trestle at Port Arthur, Ontario. We would appreciate any information regarding the name of

    Black and white photo of men pouring concrete while working on the construction, of the Canadian National ore dock.

    Construction of the trestle in beginning stage. Cement plints, shown here on Memorial Avenue were all that was left of the trestle once in was dismantled in 1993., (October 15, 1944)

    Black and white photo (#3) of Port Arthur Ore Dock as seen from the east. Pilings were driven into an area 900 by 60 feet. In the background, a suction dredge, called Primrose, is in operation. The c

    Black and white photo of experienced timber trestle bridgemen, borrowed from the Hudson Bay Railway to work on the CNR trestle at Port Arthur. Names inscribed on the front of the photo from L to R ar

    Some of the 165 men who build the massive trestle:, (back row, l to r)Sosnowski, Yawreski, Hapiah, Mucha,, Pakaluk ;(front row, l to r)Sebesta, McDougall. No first names were listed on the back of th

    Black and white photo showing the iron ore dock under construction., Total cost of this project was $2,500,000.00.

    An interesting photo showing the trestle in construction. Over 3,500,500 board feet of British Columbia Fir was used in this construction project.

    Workers on scaffolding.

    Black and white photo showing a large crane used in the, construction of the C.N.R. iron ore dock.

    Photo showing some of the cement foundation structures of the trestle. There was to be over 28,000 yards of concrete poured to complete the trestle.

    Black and white photo showing part of the CN iron ore dock under construction.

    Men unloading logs for shipment or processing at Northern Wood Preservers. In the background is the iron built by Tomlinson Contractors(1944-1945). It allowed shipment of iron ore from Steep Rock Min

    Vertical bents are being lifted into place on the second level of the trestle. The crane doing the lifting is stationed behind the first level.