The Moose Mountain Iron mine, Sellwood, Ontario.

Photograph

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

The Moose Mountain Iron mine, Sellwood, Ontario.

Entry/Object ID

2022.777.01

Tags

Moose Mountain Mine, Mining History, Mining Industry, Iron Mining, District of Sudbury, The Sudbury Basin, Sellwood, Ontario, Capreol, Ontario

Description

Black and white photograph showing an aerial view of the Moose Mountain Mine in Sellwood, Ontario. The photograph was likely taken in the 1910s, exact date is unknown. The head frame is visible.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Collodion Print

Aspect Ratio

1:1

Subject

Moose Mountain Mine

Subject Person or Organization

Moose Mountain Mine

Subject Place

Ghost Town

Sellwood, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Context

The Moose Mountain Mine, located in the township of Sellwood, Ontario operated from 1907 to 1920. The property was leased from the Moose Mountain Limited from Lowphos Ore, a subsidiary of the National Steel Corporation. It was an iron mine. Sellwood became a ghost town shortly after the mine closed. In 1959, the National Steel Company began operating in the area and removed the remains of the previous townsite due to open pit mining. The new mine closed in 1978

Collection

Moose Mountain Mine Collection, Capreol History, Mining History

Cataloged By

unknown

Category

Primary Source

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

unknown

Made/Created

Artist

Courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

Studio

Unknown

Date made

circa 1910

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Ghost Town

Sellwood, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Ghost Town

Sellwood, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number

Other Number

27396

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Unknown, the item currently only exists as a digital item

Color

Black, White

Location

Location

Location

Document Archive (By Item Number)

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Date

March 10, 2022

Notes

The item currently only exists as a digital item

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Apr 1, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Notes

The item currently only exists as a digital item

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Moose Mountain Mine

Owner/Agent

Moose Mountain Mine

Role

Owner/Subject

Place

Ghost Town

Sellwood, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged by an unknown user, re-cataloged on April 1, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

March 14, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

April 13, 2022