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Series contains photographs of the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway/Ontario Northland Railway (ca. 1910-1953) that were given to Surtees by various donors for use in his book. Some photographs are accompanied by descriptive information and permissions to publish. Series also contains photographs taken by Surtees on research trips around northern Ontario of Ontario Northland Railway infrastructure, staff, and former employees he interviewed (1986-1991).
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File contains correspondence with Ralph Celentano about his grandmother Evelyn Chivers, a former stenographer/typist in the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway's purchasing office. File also contains descriptions of photographs that are not present, and permission for Surtees to publish them.
Photos have inscriptions on verso in pencil and ink noting dates, locations (including Foxmill, Elk Lake, Kennabec [sp?], and "162 miles from Cochrane"), and other descriptive information.
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File contains photographs of railway trestle construction, railway workers, and their accommodations.
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File contains photographs of the construction of a railroad bridge across the Moose River which were taken by Charles Shaw in 1930-1931. File also contains a letter and photograph identification key by Elizabeth Shaw, Charles' widow.
Modern silver gelatin prints from original negatives made in 1930-1931
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File contains a variety of photographs taken in Timmins, Porcupine City, South Porcupine, and Hayle that depict camps, mines, a sawmill, prospectors in canoes, lakes, rapids, and the visit of the Governor General to Timmins (September 26, 1914).
Some photographs appear to be modern prints from copy negatives of the original photos
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File contains photographs of a work crew maintaining a railway line.
Modern silver gelatin print from copy negative of the original photo made in [194-?]
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Item is a photograph of baggagemen unloading baggage from a railway car on a platform.
Modern silver gelatin print from copy negative of the original photo made in [194-?]
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File contains a variety of photographs depicting: trains crossing a trestle, a steam shovel excavating, railway ties loaded on truck, engineer (?) "Barney" Morgan, the last Ontario Northland passenger train from Timmins (1989), a railway caboose of the Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Railway, and a train crew with their locomotive. File also contains permission signed by Kelly Morgan authorizing Surtees to use the photos "of Mr. T. Morgan and others" in his book.
Some photographs in file are modern silver gelatin prints from copy negatives of the original photo made in 194-?
Captions for some photographs in the file are in file 0079-05.
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Item is a photograph of three men sitting on a baggage cart on a railway platform.
Modern silver gelatin print from copy negative of the original photo made in [194-?]
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File contains three photographs of railway workers and their boxcar accommodations.
Modern silver gelatin print from copy negative of the original photo made in 194-?
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Item is a photograph of a man reclining on a railway handcar.
Modern silver gelatin print from copy negative of the original photo made in [194-?]
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Item is a photograph of a conductor standing in the aisle of a passenger car.
Photograph has a large crease down the middle.
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Item is a photograph of conductor Sam Farmer standing on the platform beside passenger train cars.
Modern silver gelatin print from copy negative of the original photo made in [194-?]
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File contains an unbound album of photographs that document the work of a (Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway?) surveying team in Northern Ontario from 1914 to around 1918. The album contains photographs (many captioned) depicting: the surveying crew at work and rest; winter travel with sleds and snowshoes; railway construction, including trestle building, laying rail, and construction equipment; railway cars, infrastructure, bridges, stations, and personnel; natural landscapes (such as river rapids and falls) and events (including floods, ice jams, a forest fire, and storm damage to trees); wild animals and pelts; a baseball club and field; transportation including canoes and a horse sled; a Hudson's Bay Company post and dog team; and the Revillon Brothers' schooner and post on James Bay. Locations depicted in the album include Elk Lake, Earlton, Gowanada Road, the Abbitibi River, Cochrane, Moose Factory, Matheson, Black River, New Liskeard, the Matogami River, Madawaska, and Haileybury.
File also contains a Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway Commission baggage notice, and eight loose photographs (some of which appear to have come from the album) with subjects including surveying and transportation of railway ties by rail.
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File contains correspondence and photographs relating to the father of Colonel Andrew Duncan, who was an engineer who worked on a Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway survey crew in the Kirkland Lake/Swastika area around 1908-1913.
Photographs are modern laser jet prints from scanned original photos
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File contains photographs of interviewees and Ontario Northland staff on a research trip taken by Surtees.
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File contains photographs of Ontario Northland clerical staff in their office.
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File contains photographs of former Ontario Northland employees that Surtees interviewed, including Mrs. Chivers, and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brill. File also contains photographs of a cattle car, a cornerstone, and Ontario Northland staff (?).
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File contains photographs of Ontario Northland staff, railway cars, stations, and tracks, as well as photographs of a blacksmith shop and other buildings at a museum or historical site.
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File contains photographs of former employees of Ontario Northland Railway employees who Surtees interviewed, and Ontario Northland facilities (including stations, rail yards, and the interior of a maintenance shed), staff, and a work crew on a rail line.
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File contains photographs of Ontario Northland employees, facilities, and trains, as well as captions for the photographs.
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File contains photographs of railway employees, surveyors, and a locomotive.
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File contains photographs of Ontario Northland employees, trains, and facilities.