About Men and Mines

Archive

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

About Men and Mines

Entry/Object ID

2022.134.01

Tags

Mining History, Mining Industry, Biographies, Prospecting History

Scope and Content

Book containing a variety of biographies of prospectors and miners across Canada

Context

The biographies are as follows: 1. Thayer Lindsley 2. Jules R. Timmins 3. J. Roy Gordon 4. Gillbert A. LaBine 5. Joe LaBine 6. Reuben Ewart Stavert 7. James Young Murdoch 8. Cyrus S. Eaton 9. F. M. Connell 10. W. H. Connell 11. John Martain Connell 12. Bill Durrell 13. John D. Bryce 14. Dr. Robert Alexander Bryce 15. Pierre Beauchemin 16. Ralph D. Parker 17. John Defrayne Barrington 18. Eldon L. Brown 19. Professor Frank A. Forward 20. M. S. Fotheringham 21. Dr. M. J. Boylen 22. William S. Kirkpatrick 23. Dr. Horace J. Fraser 24. Bob Jowsey 25. J. Bradley Streit 26. Joseph A. Hackett 27. John Ross Bradfield 28. Stephen B. Roman 29. Karl J. Springer 30. M. L. Urquhart 31. Honourable Robert Henry Winters 32. Ashton W. Johnston 33. Dr. Charles Michener 34. Viola MacMillan 35. E. R. Carter 36. James B. Redpath 37. H. W. Knight, Sr. 38. Harry W. "Bud" Knight, Jr. 39. Arthur W. White 40. Joseph McDonough 41. Emmett McDonough 42. Dr. Earl B. Gillanders 43. J. M. Cunningham-Dunlop 44. William Gladstone Jewitt 45. Allan J. Anderson 46. Joseph H. Hirshhorn 47. Jerome Cotter Byrne 48. William Stanley Row 49. John Kostuik 50. G. T. N. Woodroofft 51. H. S. McGowan 52. Reginald Clare Mott 53. W. G. Hubler 54. Duncan R. Derry 55. Franc R. Joubin 56. M. M. O'Brien 57. J. J. Rankin 58. Robert L. Segsworth 59. Marius K. Madsen 60. A. W. Stollery 61. Murray E. Watts 62. J. M. Richard Corbet 63. John C. Doyle 64. Murdock C. Mosher 65. Alex Mosher 66. Dr. S. E. Malouf 67. Patrick Harrison 68. David F. Winchell 69. C. J. Sullivan 70. R. P. Mills 71. J. B. (Mike) Lynch 72. Evan Thomas Donaldson 73. Victor Counsel Wansbrough 74. Thomas J. Day 75. Alexander Daniel Hellens 76. James A. Harquail 77. John Williams McBean 78. Charles Huston

Collection

Mining History

Cataloged By

Kat Bezaire

Category

Secondary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Biography

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Literary Works

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

Pitt Publishing Company

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1950

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

About Men and Mines

Description

Book containing a variety of biographies of prospectors and miners across Canada

Creator

George Lonn

Date(s) of Creation

1962

Subjects

History, Mining, Prospecting

Notes

"Stock, G. R." written on the first page

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Toronto, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Photo Number

Other Number

P0022

Dimensions

Width

8-1/4 in

Length

10-1/4 in

Location

Location

Wall

Mining History Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

February 3, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Condition Detail

Fading

Date Examined

Feb 3, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, binding

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Mining History

Provenance Detail

George R. Stock

Owner/Agent

George R. Stock

Role

Donor/author

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

Gift

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

February 3, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

February 3, 2022