South River Structures

    One of these woman was married to a Munroe.

    Deer Lake is in the background of the photo, while the steam boiler is in the front. On the ground, second man from right, is Eugene Maeck.

    This farm is now the Wilf McLaren farm. Some of the men pictured are: Rodger Roberts, Ed Russell, Henry Erven, Ed Sohm, Bert Sohm, Jack Ralston, Bill Hanson, Tom Bottomly, George Leighton, and Sam Sc

    The Orange Hall was used for a time as a school when the schoolhouse of School Section #2, Machar Township, burnt down and had to be rebuilt.

    This is a black and white photograph of a group of men and women, in formal dress, standing around a sawmill. The sawmill is bordering a lake, in the foreground, in which a few logs are floating near

    Black and white photograph of the original South River Public School built 1902. The school's a two story brick building with a bell tower on the roof. There are two entrances to the school. There's

    Black and white photograph of the original Joy family homestead's front door. There are three trees in the foreground. The homestead looks like it is abandoned.

    Black and white postcard of the National Wood Factory in South River. There's a field leading into factory buildings. Some of the buildings have piles of wood made into planks.

    Black and white photograph of the Standard Chemical shuttle train. There are four men sitting on the shuttle train. There's a small amount of smoke coming out of the smokestack. There are factory bui

    There is a crease at the top right corner.

    Black and white photograph of a store with snow on the ground. The edge of a sidewalk can be seen through the snow. There are no buildings on either side of the store. There's a display window on the

    Black and white postcard of the Grand Trunk Railway Depot in South River. In the foreground is a number of railway lines, and in the background's the Depot. It's a fairly large building, with dark pa

    Black and white photograph of the old South River post office, from a side view. The building is one floor, and its former white painted wood siding has peeled and eroded due to age. The front of the

    Black and white photograph of a female moose sniffing around a pile fire wood covered by a makeshift roof. There's a long shack on the right side of the photograph. The ground and the roofs of the bu

    This photograph is mounted on cardboard.

    The Old Boarding House was located in South River Ontario at the corner of Ottawa and Broadway. It was built by the Holditch family as a private home, post office and a small store. When the railroad

    The Old Queen's hotel burned down in 1909.

    The mill was built in the late 19th century by a Mr. Downey. It was first operated by Abraham Owen Oberholtzer in 1908.