1920. Ontario Industrial and Landscape Photograph Archive. This archive documents Ontario's economy In the 1920s with growth in the manufacturing and resource extraction sectors particularly in pulp steel and mining. Archive of ten original black-and-white silver gelatin photographs c. 1910s-1930s depicting the industrial infrastructure waterways and wilderness of Ontario Canada. Prints range from approx. 3 x 5 in. to 8 x 10 in. most with period typewritten or handwritten captions on verso. The set captures both the province's economic transformation through heavy industry-steel pulp and grain-and the simultaneous promotion of Ontario's lakes and forests as sites of leisure and natural abundance.<br /> <br /> The industrial scenes include "Steel Industry Hamilton Ont / Blast Furnace at a Hamilton Steel Plant" stamped Brown Brothers New York City a massive grain elevator captioned "One of Canada's Biggest Grain Elevators" and "White hot steel plates pass through a giant press in a Hamilton Ont. plate mill". A pulp industry image reads "Pulp Pile Beaver Potomac Co. Thorold Ont." showing mountains of logs under smoking chimneys. These industries formed the backbone of Ontario's early 20th-century economy with Hamilton emerging as the "Steel Capital of Canada" and Thorold contributing to a global newsprint trade. Several photographs bear Canadian National and Canadian Government Railways credits underscoring the role of rail transport in moving both raw and finished goods.<br /> <br /> The landscape and Tourism views-often 1920's railway-promoted tourism images-include "Kitchi Falls English River Canadian Government Rys. Ontario" "Pelican Lake Graham Ont." "A Sportsman's Paradise Minnitaki Lake Graham Ont." "Catching the Maskinonge Rice Lake Ontario" stamped Courtesy Canadian Pacific and "Beaver House North River Ontario". A panoramic shot labeled "From the Bluff showing rear of Norway Point Highlands of Ontario Canada" captures a lake dotted with islands buildings and open grounds. Other images show logging sites beaver dams and rail lines skirting rocky shorelines. Minor edge wear scattered creasing and light surface marks to several prints; a few with clipped or chipped corners. Overall very good condition. A rich visual record of Ontario's industrial expansion and environmental heritage this archive preserves both the promotional and documentary perspectives that shaped the province's image in the early modern era. unknown
Ottawa: Queen's printer 1965. Paperback. Very Good. vii 163p. Wrapper. 25 cm. Backstrip browned. Laid in is a brief typed letter signed from Justice Samuel Freedman forwarding an advance copy of the report presumably this copy. Justice Freedman a Judge of the Court of Appeal for Manitoba was the sole member of the Commission. Freedman consulted on this matter with Ernest W. Williams Jr. a Professor of Transportation at Columbia University and the former owner of this copy. Two letters from Freedman to Williams are included with this copy of the report in which Freedman arranges to meet with him in New York in March 1965 and enclosing some variously-sized material relating to the inquiry. His printed report mentions "fruitful" conversations with Williams. Also included is a copy of the Submission of Canadian National Railways relating to this matter which is dated January 1965. Queen's printer paperback
Shannon. Irish University Press. 1970. Folio. 33.5cm 656pp. 8 plates 7 folding 6 in colour facsimile title pages charts gilt-edged half-green leather green cloth gilt spine titles & bands fine. Cdn. This volume includes 33 Reports published in facsimile relating to Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia and the Company; land grants; the church and Clergy Reserves; populations and emigration; post offices; colonial government; water communications; crown revenues; and imports & exports Newfoundland. Canal building was active during this period and a number of the Reports deal with this including detailed maps: the Shuben-Acadie the Rideau and Carillon Canal canals and proposals for the Welland Canal. The Reports are unabridged and printed in their entirety. The editors have included a continuous pagination for ease of reference. Shannon. Irish University Press. 1970 unknown
Imperia. 1961. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. Environ 50 pages augmentées de nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc dans et hors texte. . . . Classification Dewey : 843.06-Bande dessinée