- Series
- 1910 - 1976
Part of Cairine Budner fonds
Series consists of photographs of football, hockey, curling, basketball, bowling and individual track stars as well as related activities. There are also photographs of early wrestlers, boxers, skiers, gymnasts, swimmers, scuba divers, skydivers, and of individuals participating in track & field events. Included are photographs of individuals receiving awards, trophies and of coaches. Photographs of local athletic clubs and northwestern Ontario clubs included were Jyry Club group, Karhu, Kiri, Kuhnus, Mars, Nahjus Club trophies, Northern Lights Gym Club, Reipas, Sissu, Visa Club athletic awards winners. Also includes completed transcripts on sports participation and related questions with female, male athletes, coaches & officials. Miscellaneous photographs, postcard and studio portrait photographs are also included. Photographs of notable athletes such as Ted Lake, Clarence & Leo Sheare, Toivo Vittanen, Mauri Martola, Lillian LaValee, Erkki Moilanen, Irene Heikkinen, Arlene Rutledge, Hilka Suo, Armand Lavoie, S. Antilla, A. Sippila, A. Siren.
Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society conducted research and compiled information on the sports history of Finnish-Canadians from northwestern Ontario for the Bay Street Project No.3. A number of photos in this collection were used in TBFCHS's book A Century of Sport in the Finnish Community of Thunder Bay book, 2013.