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| The
Griffon The Griffon was built above Niagara Falls by Sieur de la Salle in 1679,
and was the first ship to carry trade goods and furs to and from the Upper Great
Lakes. ID #20661 |
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| Seigneurial
Manor House A seigneurial manor house beside the St. Lawrence River, mid 18th
century. ID #10129 |
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| Annapolis
Valley Mill A rural mill in Annapolis Valley in the later 18th century. ID #10169 |
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| Loyalist
Encampment A loyalist encampment on the Upper St. Lawrence River, 1784, with
ex-soldiers and their families serving as the real basis of settlement in Eastern
Ontario. ID #10200 |
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| York
Parliament Buildings The Parliament Buildings at York, 1797, which, although
ordered built by Governor Simcoe, were not in use till after his departure. ID #10219 |
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| The
St. Lawrence British Captain Sir James Lucas Yeo's flagship, the St. Lawrence, on
Lake Ontario, 1814. Launched on September 10, 1814 and more than 60 meters long, she was
the largest wooden warship on the Great Lakes. ID #20309 |
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| Coopers
at Work Barrel-making in Molson's Brewery, early 19th century. ID #10223 |
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| Caroline
Cutting-Out The cutting-out of the Caroline, Navy Island, Niagara, December 29,
1837, the supply ship of Mackenzie's provisional rebel government. ID #21690 |
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| Talbot
Homestead Talbot Homestead, c. 1840, near the future St. Thomas, Upper
Canada. ID #20298 |
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| Canadian
Colonist A Canadian colonist on snow shoes, ready for frontier warfare. ID #10113 |
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| Cariboo
Gold Diggings In 1858 gold was first discovered along the lower Fraser river and
later on the slopes of the Cariboo Mountains in British Columbia, as pictured here. ID #20705 |
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| Village
Doctor The village doctor, 1859. ID #21829 |
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| Ox
Train Ox train in Portage le Prairie, later 19th century. ID #21785 |
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| Danforth
Road The Danforth Road, for York towards Kingston, began through a contract with
road-builder Asa Danforth. ID #10218 |
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| St.
James Church This Anglican Church was the first church built in Toronto.
c1816 ID #10211 |
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