S. J. McKee Archives

Album - Algoma Central and Hudson Bay Line

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A14
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
4" x 2.5" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Physical Condition
Photo is warped
History / Biographical
In 1901, American entrepreneur Francis Hector Clergue (1856-1939) obtained the charter for the Ontario, Hudson Bay and Western Railway. Following his purchase, he reincoporated the Algoma Central Railway to the Algoma Central and Hudson's Bay Railway. (Source: Sault St. Mairie Public Library, "Transportation - Algoma Central Railway," Sault History Online, 2008)
Scope and Content
Photograph shows railroad tracks cutting through the Canadian Shield.
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: Algoma Central & Hundson Bay Ry.
Name Access
Algoma Central Railway Co.
Subject Access
Railroad Transportation
railways
mines
railroads
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
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Album - Hawthorn? line in midwinter

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A1
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
4" x 2.25" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a group of 10 men seated on logs in front of two canvas tents in the bush.
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: Hawthorn? Line in midwinter
Subject Access
mines
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
Arrangement
Funny trunk
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Album - Helen Mine

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900-1918]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A19
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900-1918]
Physical Description
4" x 2.5" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Physical Condition
Photo is warped
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a mine and tailing pond in the Canadian Shield.
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: Helen Mine
Name Access
Wawa, Ontario
Subject Access
mines
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
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Album - Josephine Mine

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A24
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
4" x 2.5" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Physical Condition
Photo is warped
Scope and Content
Photograph shows log cabins lining a lake shore. A man canoes on the water in the foreground.
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: Josephine Mine Camps
Subject Access
mines
work camps
canoes
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
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Album - Lake Talbot Trestle

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A15
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
4" x 2.5" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Physical Condition
Photo is warped
History / Biographical
The Lake Talbot tresle was a point along the Algoma Central Railway line that connected the Helen Mine to the Michipicoten Harbour. It is located north of Wawa and southwest of the Helen Mine.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows several men walking a railway line. Before them is a tresle bridge.
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: Lake Talbott Tresle [sic.]
Subject Access
Railroad Transportation
railways
mines
railroads
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
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Album - Ore dock and vessel

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A6
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
4" x 2.5" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Physical Condition
Photo is warped
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the steam ship "Leafield" at the ore dock, possibly at Michipicoten harbor.
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: Ore dock and vessel
Name Access
Michipicoten harbour
Subject Access
mines
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A22
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
4" x 2.5" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Physical Condition
Photo is warped
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a pit mine in the Canadian Shield. Ore cars are placed on temporary tracks resting on logs.
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: "The Pit"
Subject Access
mines
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
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Album - Trembley iron ore cars

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A13
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
4" x 2.5" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Physical Condition
Photo is warped
History / Biographical
Trembley was a point along the Algoma Central Railway line that connected the Helen Mine to the Michipicoten Harbour. It is located southwest of Wawa, Ontario.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows railroad tracks. A line of ore cars stretch along one track. Writing on the side of one of the cars (#3017) reads: Algoma Central Railway Co.
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: Trembley - Ore Cars
Name Access
Algoma Central Railway Co.
Subject Access
Railroad Transportation
railways
mines
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
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Album - yard at Brient

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A8
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
4" x 2.5" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Physical Condition
Photo is warped
History / Biographical
Brient was a point along the Algoma Central Railway line that connected the Helen Mine to the Michipicoten Harbour. It is located southwest of Wawa, Ontario.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows ore box cars in a railway yard.
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: yard at Brient
Name Access
Brient, Ontario
Subject Access
mines
railways
Transportation
winter
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
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Lawrence Stuckey slide collection

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Part Of
RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds
Description Level
Series
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1954-1982
Accession Number
1-2002
Part Of
RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds
Description Level
Series
Series Number
2
Accession Number
1-2002
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1954-1982
Physical Description
approximately 3838 colour slides
History / Biographical
For history/bio information see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Series consists of slides created from photographs taken by Lawrence Stuckey during his travels throughout Manitoba, other parts of Canada and the United States. Although Lawrence and his wife Mavis travelled for pleasure, their destinations were often chosen deliberately to enable Lawrence to explore and photograph specific landscapes, flora and fauna.
Name Access
Glendenning
Assiniboine River
Souris River
Sidney
Manitoba
Whiteshell
Carberry Hills
Baldhead Hills
Sprucewoods
Duck Mountains
Rossburn
Thompson
Kelsey Trail
E.T. Seton Park
Steeprock Bay
Steeprock River
Flin Flon
Rocky Lake
Lake Winnipegosis
Turtle Mountains
Riding Mountain National Park
Moon Lake
Lake Katherine
Clear Lake
Arrowhead Trail
B&B Trail
Ominik Trail
Gorge Creek
Scarborough
Ontario
Edwards Gardens
Royal Botanical Gardens
Prince Albert
Saskatoon
Lake Madge
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
International Peace Gardens
South Dakota
Black Hills
North Dakota
Quebec
Kenora
Qu'Appelle Valley
Theodore Roosevelt National Monument
Toronto
Point Pelee
Port Dover
Windsor
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
Ottawa
Scotsbluff
Nebraska
Mt. Evans Road
Colorado
Berthoud Pass
Milner Pass
Dinosaur Park
Trail Ridge
Rollins Pass
Grand Teton
Beartooth Pass
Craters of the Moon
Idaho
Medicine Bow National Fort
Michigan
Wisconsin
Quebec City
Mont. Tremblant Park
Sugar Camp
Satine-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal
Montreal
Banff National Park
Larch Valley
Sentinel Pass
Lake Louise
Moraine Lake
Athabaska River
Plain of Six
Columbia Icefields
Bow River
Victoria Glacier
Yoho Pass
Yoho National Park
Wapta Falls
Hoodoo Park
Waterfall Valley
Highline Trail
Burgess Pass
Takakaw Falls
Kicking Horse
Skyline Trail
Waterton Lakes National Park
Emerald Lake
Yoho Valley
Twin Falls Creek
Trans Canada Highway
Subject Access
geographic features
manmade geographic features
natural geographic features
political geographic features
natural phenomena
natural waterways
bridges
canals
mines
roads
trails
monuments
historical markers
lakes
mountains
national parks
parks
hills
valleys
Rivers
cities
towns
landscapes
creeks
gardens
Plants
trees
badlands
glaciers
icefields
hoodoos
waterfalls
beaches
forests
Accruals
Additional slides of flora and fauna taken by Stuckey during his travels are housed in the McKee Archives. Those slides are unprocessed at present.
Repro Restriction
The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.
Storage Location
Lawrence Stuckey collection
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Neepawa Salt Works

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Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1950
Accession Number
3-1997
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.1
Item Number
3-1997.1.47
Accession Number
3-1997
Other Numbers
Hughes #48
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1950
Physical Description
6.75" x 5" (b/w)
Physical Condition
Paper clip marks stain the top and bottom right corners
History / Biographical
In 1932, the Neepawa Salt Company began producing salt from saline pools in the Neepawa area. According to Virgina Petch (2006), brine was pumped from two drilled wells and salt was extracted via vacuum pan evaporation process. (Source: "Salt-Making in Manitoba," Manitoba History Journal, No. 51, 2006)
Scope and Content
Photograph shows an overview of the salt well at the Neepawa Salt Works.
Name Access
Neepawa Salt Works
Neepawa, Manitoba
Subject Access
mines
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer
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Neepawa Salt Works

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Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1950
Accession Number
3-1997
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.1
Item Number
3-1997.1.48
Accession Number
3-1997
Other Numbers
Hughes #49
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1950
Physical Description
5" x 6.75" (b/w)
Physical Condition
Paper clip marks stain the top and bottom right corners
History / Biographical
In 1932, the Neepawa Salt Company began producing salt from saline pools in the Neepawa area. According to Virgina Petch (2006), brine was pumped from two drilled wells and salt was extracted via vacuum pan evaporation process. (Source: "Salt-Making in Manitoba," Manitoba History Journal, No. 51, 2006)
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a close-up of a salt well pump at the Neepawa Salt Works.
Name Access
Neepawa Salt Works
Neepawa, Manitoba
Subject Access
mines
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer
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