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

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

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

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

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Prairie River Museum Photosynth - Room Eight
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Photosynth images of the interior of an upstairs room in the former living quarters in the historic Prairie River train station which now houses the museum - see the photosynth here: http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=4507ea2b-2bfe-4cc4-b180-ae8b60692cbd
Call Number: PrairieRiver:31885

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

Title: Curling rocks
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Two sets of two granite curling rocks in wooden boxes - set to left was donated by C.T. Cottingham and set to right with "J.H.T" painted on the top of each rock in red was donated by John Taylor

Title: Prairie River Museum Photosynth - Room Two
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Photosynth images of the interior of the former waiting room in the historic Prairie River train station which now houses the museum- see the photosynth here: http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=4ae4f430-f002-4861-8031-33e558913bf2
Call Number: PrairieRiver:31879

Title: Prairie River Museum Photosynth - Room Seven
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Photosynth images of the interior of an upstairs room of the former living quarters in the historic Prairie River train station which now houses the museum - see the photosynth here: http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=0f6226c8-5f68-4b5b-ba15-3dda68104f3d
Call Number: PrairieRiver:31884

Title: Shaw Bros. Sawmill and Planing Mill at Prairie River
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of the Shaw Brother's mill at Prairie River - right to left - North train bridge, sawmill and planer with attached filing shed, office with attached ice house - railroad track along the foreground before water

Title: Kendall's spring 1946
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of two sleighs loaded with logs being pulled by a small caterpillar - large piles of logs in foreground and background in winter

Title: Ivy McVicar Prairie River Museum Story [Audio]
Description: Audio of Ivy McVicar talking about the early days in Prairie River, Saskatchewan

Title: Prairie River Museum Photosynth - Room Six
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Photosynth images of the interior of an upstairs room of the former living quarters in the historic Prairie River train station which now houses the museum - see the photosynth here: http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=c2467843-3f4e-45a9-be15-ebeefd65c9cf
Call Number: PrairieRiver:31883

Title: Railway spikes and plates
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Eight spikes and three plates - used under sliding rail when switching tracks

Title: Prairie River Museum Photosynth - Room Five
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Photosynth images of the interior of an upstairs room of the former living quarters in the historic Prairie River train station which now houses the museum - see the photosynth here: http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=a70d6b58-98d7-428f-ae5e-719193ab8709
Call Number: PrairieRiver:31882

Title: Shaw Bros. Sawmill and Planing Mill at Prairie River
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of the mill at Prairie River

Title: Brake-shoes
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Brake-shoes which stopped rail cars

Title: Railroad switch frog spacer
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: A railroad switch frog spacer used to hold rails in place

Title: Prairie River Museum Photosynth - Room Four
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Photosynth images of the former freight room in the historic Prairie River train station which now houses the museum - see the photosynth here: http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=28aec731-2305-434a-8241-dff982faf925
Call Number: PrairieRiver:31881

Title: Prairie River Hotel, C.N. Water Dam
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of the Prairie River - dam, pump house and stairway leading up to hotel - other buildings in background

Title: Locomotive used on Shaw Bros. Railroad
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of four men and a Shay locomotive in winter - "Shaw Bros" written on side of locomotive

Title: Shaw Bros. Sawmill and Planing Mill at Prairie River (1906 - 1917)
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of a the Shaw Brothers sawmill at Prairie River - from left to right - dam and unfinished sawmill, saw-filers shack, finished sawmill, planer and power plant, loading platform and railroad tracks - rail cars read "Canadian Northern"

Title: Prairie River Museum Photosynth - Room One
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Photosynth images of the interior of the former living quarters in the historic Prairie River train station which now houses the museum - see the photosynth here: http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=a606ecaf-cdc9-4b9b-86ec-a4c925b774cf
Call Number: PrairieRiver:31878

Title: 1920 Pearse and Edworthy
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of 37 men and two children standing with 17 draft horses in front of the Pearse and Edworthy sawmill - from left to right - sawmill with logs piled in background, office, houses - "Pearse & Edworthy Blg - Prairie River Sask" printed on the image over the office building

Title: W. Jordy at Prairie River C.N. Station - date unknown
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of Mr. W. Jordy [sp?] standing on the platform of the Canadian National Railway station in Prairie River in winter- steam locomotive pulling up - pile of logs and Searle elevator in the background

Title: Steam Bulldozer - Operated by Guy Williams
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of six men around a steam-powered centipede stopped at a water tank in winter - barrel in foreground, half a barrel on sleigh runners behind centipede and man with a team of horses background left - possibly at the mill site - "Prairie River" printed on bottom of photograph - man at wheel is Guy Williams

Title: D.N.R. [Department of Natural Resources] House located 1/2 mile west of Prairie River
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of a white, one-and-a-half story house with sign reading "Pasquia Forest Reserve" - trees in background - this "range shack" was located West of Prairie River, was later moved into town and was torn down after 1963

Title: Walter Kendall and friend at present site of Kendall's Service
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of two men - from left to right - Water Kendall and John Alexander Froode holding a chain saw and standing on logs next to a caterpillar in winter - buildings in background

Title: Lloyd Kendall - Prairie River Museum Story [Audio]
Description: Audio of Lloyd Kendall talking about the early days of logging in Prairie River, Saskatchewan

Title: "A Pioneer Talks About...The Old Log Drive"
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of an article from the September 8, 1953 Western Producer entitled "A Pioneer Talks About....The Old Log Drive" by Charles Abra
Call Number: PrairieRiver:31877

Title: Lockhart's Mill 1935 Prairie River
Institution: Prairie River Museum
Description: Image of a mill in winter - logs in foreground - "Lockhart's Mill 1936 Prairie River" printed in red ink along bottom of image

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