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Lumbermen Around Timber Slide

Lumbermen Around Timber Slide

Five lumbermen working at a timber slide take a break for a moment to pose for a photographer while their supervisor, behind them, looks on. Photo undated.
Watercolour by James Peachy

Watercolour by James Peachy

Watercolour by British/Canadian artist James Peachy, from 1785, depicting some of the native peoples of Quebec.  
Sir John A. Macdonald Speaks From Aboard Train, 1886

Sir John A. Macdonald Speaks From Aboard Train, 1886

Transcript of Sir John A. Macdonald’s words spoken from aboard train, 1886, read by Nick Olcott: [Nick Olcott] “I am surprised that the building of the railway has […]