Arnprior & McNab/Braeside Archives

Date

unknown

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Peter Hessel collection

Description Level

Item

Reproduction Location

Binder 6A P0730

Scope and Content

Photograph of loose timber in unidentified river and along shoreline.

Accession No.

1994-0021

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Date

unknown

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Gillies Family fonds

Description Level

Item

Reproduction Location

Binder 5C P0609

Scope and Content

One of two photographs on page. Upper photograph shows men at cookhouse on square timber raft.

Accession No.

1995-0060

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Date

unknown

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Gillies Family fonds

Description Level

Item

Reproduction Location

Binder 5C P0609

Scope and Content

One of two photographs on page. Bottom photograph shows a pointer boat on a huge raft with shoreline in distance. Caption reads, “Timber Raft lying off Braeside, Coobury Crib and The most prized and carefully watched crib on the whole raft as a wrecked Coobury Crib was indeed a disaster of the first magnitude.”

Accession No.

1995-0060

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Date

unknown

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Gillies Family fonds

Description Level

Item

Reproduction Location

Binder 5 P0585

Creator

Chas.Binks, Ottawa

Scope and Content

View square timber raft on Ottawa river shot from cliff above.

Accession No.

1995-0060

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Date

c1960

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Town of Arnprior Records

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 26 cm x 21 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph shows a Junior square dancing class. People shown in the photograph are B.J. Giberson, Blain Lancer, Richard Bews, David Moore, Jean Grace, Bert Hall, Louis Herrick (Ryan) playing piano and Len Herrick on fiddle.

Accession No.

1997-0083

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Date

1930c

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Handford Studio collection

Description Level

Item

Series

3

Creator

A.L. Handford

Physical Description

scanned positive from nitrate negative

Scope and Content

Probably the cast of the play

Accession No.

2008-0233

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Date

1930c

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Handford Studio collection

Description Level

Item

Series

9.2

Creator

A.L. Handford

Physical Description

positive of scanned negative

Scope and Content

Low square in Renfrew located across from the library and fire hall.

Accession No.

2008-0233

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Date

unknown

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Gillies Family fonds

Description Level

Item

Reproduction Location

Binder 5 P0580

Scope and Content

Print from the National Archives of Canada Collection shows men seated around cookhouse on timber raft with tools in foreground.

Accession No.

1995-0060

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Date

7 August 1837

Format

textual records

Collection/Fonds

McLachlin Bros. fonds

Description Level

Item

Series

F209

Physical Description

1 mm textual records

Scope and Content

A sale account for a raft of white pine timber.

Notes

Envelope 1

Access Restriction

Use digital copy only. Archivist's permission required to access original.

Accession No.

2003-0164

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Date

July 1901

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Charles Macnamara fonds

Description Level

Item

Series

10

Reference No.

C 120-3-0-0-139

Physical Description

glass plate negative

Acquisition Source

Archives of Ontario C 120-3

Scope and Content

Log raft at the head of the Chats

Accession No.

2002-0154

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Date

1960c

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Gillies Family fonds

Description Level

Item

Reproduction Location

Binder 5B P0575

Scope and Content

Print from an 1890’s original, shows huge raft below Parliament Hill.

Notes

Date is for copy print.

Accession No.

1995-0060

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Date

1960c

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Gillies Family fonds

Description Level

Item

Reproduction Location

Binder 5B P0576

Scope and Content

Enlarged detail from print described in photocopy number 575.

Accession No.

1995-0060

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Date

1960c

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Gillies Family fonds

Description Level

Item

Reproduction Location

Binder 5B P0577

Scope and Content

Print of J. R. Booth’s raft and paddle wheeler ‘Maude’ obtained by Gillies family from the National Archives of Canada No. C-6096. Date that original photograph was taken would be around 1900.

Notes

Date indicates date of copy print from National Archives.

Accession No.

1995-0060

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Date

1960c

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Gillies Family fonds

Description Level

Item

Reproduction Location

Binder 5A P0479

Creator

John Thomson

Scope and Content

Copy of original photograph taken in 1891 of tall sailing ships beside huge rafts of square timber. Caption reads,” Sharples and Dobell’s Coves, Sillery Quebec, Booth’s Raft of Pine Timber with last of Sailing Ships.

Accession No.

1995-0060

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Date

2 August 1882

Format

textual records

Collection/Fonds

McLachlin Bros. fonds

Description Level

Item

Series

F209

Physical Description

1 mm textual records

Scope and Content

Letter to McLachlin Bros. from Francois Paul, Sorel regarding agreement to deliver raft of Petawawa timber to Quebec.

Notes

Envelope 14

Access Restriction

Use digital copy only. Archivist's permission required to access original.

Accession No.

2003-0164

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Date

1909c

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Gillies Family fonds

Description Level

Item

Reproduction Location

Binder 5 P0566

Scope and Content

View of two unidentified men and a boy repairing timber slide bottom.

Accession No.

1995-0060

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Date

1904c

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Gillies Family fonds

Description Level

Item

Reproduction Location

Binder 5B P0567

Scope and Content

View from above slide shows three women walking beside slide with Fitzroy Harbour buildings in background.

Accession No.

1995-0060

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Date

1905c

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Gillies Family fonds

Description Level

Item

Reproduction Location

Binder 5B P0568

Scope and Content

Shot of men sitting on crib with boom in background.

Accession No.

1995-0060

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Date

1910c

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Gillies Family fonds

Description Level

Item

Reproduction Location

Binder 5B P0572

Scope and Content

Photograph of slide from above with Fitzroy Harbour village in distance.

Accession No.

1995-0060

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Date

unknown

Format

map

Collection/Fonds

Arthur McLean fonds

Description Level

Item

Reference No.

M048

Physical Description

linen - ink

Size: 25 x 20

Material Details

Scale: 1 in. = 3.95 miles

Scope and Content

Timber Limits in Algonquin Park around Burnt Lake, Hogan L., White Trout L., and Green Lake. Townships given are McLaughlin, Bower, Anglin, Freswick, Bishop, Devine, Biggar, Osler, and Lister.

Accession No.

1996-0067

Subject Access

Maps - Timber Limits

Geographic Access

Nipissing

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