Journals, writings, and photographs describing the work of railway construction in the early 1900s.
Construction Map of the Prince Arthur's Landing and Kaministiquia Railway, 1878
Part of J P Bertrand Collection
Construction map of the Prince Arthur's Landing and Kaministiquia Railway. 1919 copy of 1878 plans.
The collection consists of photo albums, photographs, newspaper clippings, assets, agreements, stocks, bonds, certificates, correspondence, miscellaneous items, and two videos with the same recording. The collection is composed of three sous-fonds:
-James Whalen
-Laurel Conmee and James Conmee
-Thunder Bay Hydro
Part of Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society collection
Photographs are divided into seven subseries:
A - Architecture
B - Arts (Theatre, music, dance, arts, crafts)
C - Business & industry
D - Churches
E - Communities in Northwestern Ontario
F - People, families, & genealogy
G - Organizations
William Fitzgerald Langworthy collection
Photographs and documents, generally collected because they would be of interest regarding the history of Port Arthur and Fort William. Includes rail and CPR, ships, fishing, and social and sporting groups.