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| Workers: Ontario 19th Century | |||
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Coopers at Work Barrel-making in Molson's Brewery, early 19th
century. ID #10223 |
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Grand Trunk Railway Construction of the Grand Trunk Railway,
Ontario, during the 1850s, when rail construction spread rapidly reflecting the growing trade and
capital. ID #20347 |
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Square-Hewing Square-hewing the big timbers in the wilds with
the broad-axe. ID #10228 |
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Upper Canada Village Broom-maker at Upper Canada Village,
Morrisburg, Ontario, a composite pre-1867 town that recreates the era, with 35 reclaimed
buildings from lands flooded by the St. Lawrence Seaway construction.
ID #20606 |
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Canadian Northern Men leaving for work on the Canadian
Northern Railway, Dryden area, Northern Ontario, c. 1880s. ID #20365 |
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Timber Raft An Ottawa timber raft with its crew on the Ottawa
River. ID #10227 |
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Institute for the Blind Post-confederation Institute for the Blind at
Brantford, Ontario, with pupils stripping cane for the making of cane chairs. ID #20421 |
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National Transcontinental-1 Part of the Big Fill construction of
the National Transcontinental Railway, Dryden area, Northern Ontario, late 19th century. Built at
tax-payers' expense, it was leased to the Grand Trunk Railway. ID #20363 |
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National Transcontinental-2 Men and horses at work on the
National Transcontinental Railway, which ran from Quebec City to Northern Ontario, late 19th
century. ID #20364 |
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Telephone Pole Erection Erecting a telephone pole at King and
Dufferin, Toronto, 1895. ID #21884 |
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Workingmen Workingmen in late Victorian Ontario in a Toronto
area shoe-making plant. ID #20145 |
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National Transcontinental Construction of the National
Transcontinental in Northern Ontario. ID #20801 |
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Sudbury Miners Miners in Sudbury District, Ontario,
1890s. ID #20803 |
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