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Title: Prairie River
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of the mill near Crooked River - from right to left - burner, jack ladder, planer, blacksmith shop - logs stacked for processing in the foreground

Title: 1906-1917 Shaw Brothers logging camp
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of two men watering a team of horses at a well in winter- written on back of photo - "this is how they water the horses - they dip water from the the spring with a bucket on the end of a pole - this spring waters close to 200 head three times a day"

Title: Cooks in Cookshack
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of five men standing next to a large table set with dishes - ovens and pots and pans in background - barrel stove and wood pile in foreground - wooden rafters visible

Title: Mike Kozak and John Ogurek Nov. 1957
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of two men - left to right - Mike Kozak and John Ogurek loading pulp wood with logging hooks in winter

Title: Margaret Oliphant's immigration and travel papers
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Images of copies of Margaret Oliphant's immigration and travel papers when she left Aberdeen, Scotland for Arborfield, Saskatchewan after World War II with her son Grant Oliphant - documents include: "Free Passage Scheme of the Canadian Government for the wives, widows and children of members of the Canadian Forces Overseas", receipt for telegraph received while aboard the ship "Letitia", photograph of the "No. 2 Canadian Hospital Ship "Letitia" - Capt. G.K. Baille, O.B.E.", "Immigration Identification Card" for a landed immigrant stamped in Halifax on April 25th 1946 (and opposite side also stamped), "Canadian Travel Certificate" valid for a single journey to Canada or U.S. dated May 24 1945, Department of National Defense form with travel accommodations via train from Winnipeg to Melville, Melville to Hudson Bay, Hudson Bay to Crooked River, Crooked River to Arborfield, as well as fourteen meal tickets and a list of restaurants at each station dated April 25 1946 in Halifax
Call Number: PrairieRiver:31862

Title: Train cinders
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Cinders from the train gathered from along the Shaw Brother's Railroad track

Title: Snake Skin Trunk
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Snake skin truck brought from England in 1912 by Ted Hardy

Title: Herb Shaw, cruiser for Shaw Bros. Lumber Company
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of Herb Shaw with a hand gun in the bush in winter

Title: Winter 1956-57 Jack Russel north of Prairie River
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of a man (Jack Russell) driving a TD-9 tractor pulling two sleighs of logs through the bush near Prairie River

Title: 1906-1917 Shaw Bros. At Prairie River
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of a man driving a sleigh loaded with 178 railroad ties pulled by four horses in winter

Title: Railroad brakeman's lantern
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Lantern used by brakemen to signal the engineer of the train

Title: St. John's New Brunswick 1920
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of back of postcard with hand-written note reading "Bring your own mug! We're expecting [?] show a [?] talk in [?] on September 22nd, 23rd and 24th. Bring the family. See the sights. It's your show...don't miss it! Sincerely, Don Fraser" - stamped address to "Kendall & Iverson - Prairie River Sask" - Forest Industries Equipment Exhibition

Title: 1946 Alvin Kendall on cat and Stan Cassidy
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of one man (Alvin Kendall) driving a caterpillar while another man (Stan Cassidy) leverages a log on to the sleigh in winter - several other men in the background on a pile of logs

Title: [Bud Smith skidding with Twenty cat]
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of man - Bud Smith - skidding logs with a "Twenty" caterpillar in the bush in winter

Title: J.T. Rowan, J. Nickelson, Ken Moore loading logs with Jeep truck on Jammer
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of three men - J.T. Rowan, J. Nickelson, Ken Moore loading logs in - Jeep truck to left

Title: 1955-56 Earl Stonehouse and Jack Russel north of Prairie River
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of two men - from left to right - Earl Stonehouse and Jack Russel leaning on logs behind a large tractor with tire chains

Title: Rail plate
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Rail plate used to join two rails together

Title: 1944 B.F. Harris North of Bannock
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of a D7 caterpillar towing a load of logs through the bush - man walking out front to right and man off the road to the left - trees in background

Title: Decking logs [loading logs] 1949
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of four men loading logs on to a sleigh - man standing on sleigh is Ed Guernsey, man driving two-tonne caterpillar is John Debrowski - man next to horse in background and man standing next to caterpillar are unknown

Title: Hand brake winch
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: A hand brake winch - used as a hand brake to stop the train

Title: [Saw mill powered by stream tractor]
Institution: Prairie River Museum

Title: Ration book issued to Grant Oliphant for 1945-1946
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Images of the ration book issued to Grant Oliphant for 1945-1946 who was born November 20th 1943
Call Number: 89:08:2166, PrairieRiver:31835

Title: Herb Shaw and Bob Dennison hunting at Prairie River
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of two men with guns sitting in the snow with bush in background

Title: 1939 Carragana Outpost Red Cross Hospital
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of a white two-and-a-half-story building (Red Cross outpost) with porch out front and addition out back

Title: 1944 - Walter and Homer Kendall's threshing outfit at Prairie River
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of Homer and Walter Kendall standing by an all wooden threshing machine "The Red River Special" pulled by a Hart Parr tractor - cookhouse and saddle horse to left

Title: Bud Smith skidding with 20 cat 1953-54
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of a man - Bud Smith - skidding logs in winter with a "Twenty" caterpillar

Title: Camp #1 Mistatim, Saskatchewan 1929 George Frederick
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of George Fredrick's logging camp #1 at Mistatim in winter - various log buildings and tractors and water tank on sleigh to left - ice road in foreground

Title: "1974"
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of a caterpillar and two sleighs used to haul logs in summer - a museum display

Title: Cpl. LeRoy A. LeGrand's military decorations (front)
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Cpl. LeRoy Arthur LeGrands six war medals - from left to right: Military Medal, 1939-1945 Star, France & Germany Star, Defense Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, War Medal

Title: Jan. 1940 North of Bannock
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of a pump house, water tank and D2 caterpillar - making ice roads in January 1940 - one man driving caterpillar, one man with hose on top of water tank - pile of lumber in foreground

Title: 1906-1917 Part of Shaw gang for Sunday dinner
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of fifteen men standing outside of a log building in winter

Title: Margaret Oliphant age 6 with her dolls
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of a girl (Margaret) and her doll in a doll carriage standing in front of a low stone wall with row houses in the background

Title: Cpl. LeRoy A. LeGrand's "thank you" medals (front)
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Cpl. LeRoy Arthur LeGrand's three "thank you" medals - left to right: Normandy Medal, Thank You Canada 1990, 1945-1995

Title: Water tank, used to make ice roads
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of four horses pulling a water tank on a sleigh used to make ice roads - man standing to right

Title: Ration book issued to Margaret Oliphant for 1945-1946
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of the pages of the ration book issued to Margaret Oliphant for 1945-1946
Call Number: 89:08:2167, PrairieRiver:31808

Title: Kendall and Iverson Sawmill on the Birch River, 1965
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of a saw mill on the Birch River - owned and operated by Kendall and Iverson - various buildings, piles of wood and machinery visible - mature trees in the background

Title: [Two loads of processed logs]
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of two sleighs filled with logs in winter - each sleigh driven by one man and pulled by four horses

Title: Brake-shoe hanger
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Brake-shoe hanger which was attached to brake-shoe for additional support

Title: "An Act to incorporate The Shaw Lumber and Railway Company"
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Images of two copies of the "Act to incorporate The Shaw Lumber and Railway Company" on March 14, 1922
Call Number: PrairieRiver:31874

Title: [Ken Moore with load of logs]
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of the end of a load of logs being pulled into the bush by Ken Moore with his John Deere tractor in winter

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