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Two women, surrounded by rocks, working in the sun.
Archaeological team digging up artifacts at Fort St. Joseph, on an island near Sault Ste. Marie
Two women, surrounded by rocks, working in the sun.

Archaeological team digging up artifacts at Fort St. Joseph, on an island near Sault Ste. Marie

Date5 July 1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: Digging into the past; Lorraine Underell; of Toronto (right) and Janet Coutu; of the Soo; are two people in the archaeological team digging up artifacts at Fort St. Joseph on an island near Sault Ste. Marie. This historic fort; which played a vital role in the War of 1812; is being restored by the federal government.
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario)
Province or state:Ontario
Region or district:Algoma (Ont. : District)
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0002055F
Prof. T. F. McIlwraith, assistant director of the Royal Ontario museum's archaeological department, is supervising the work of this scientific party. (...)
Prof. T. F. McIlwraith, assistant director of the Royal Ontario museum's archaeological department, is supervising the work of this scientific party. (...)
9/14/1946
Mr. Paul Sweetman, president of the Ontario Archeological Society, at the Boyd Woodbridge archaeological dig, on the eastern bank of the Humber river, opposite the south end of Boyd Park
Mr. Paul Sweetman, president of the Ontario Archeological Society, at the Boyd Woodbridge archaeological dig, on the eastern bank of the Humber river, opposite the south end of Boyd Park
5/19/1957
Miss Ruth Marshall at the Boyd Woodbridge archaeological dig with a snake effigy pipe about 600 years old (AD
Miss Ruth Marshall at the Boyd Woodbridge archaeological dig with a snake effigy pipe about 600 years old (AD
5/19/1957
Digging for history
Digging for history
7/30/1986
Digging in: Teacher Ron Postill (right front) pitchs in with pupils in a dig at Leslieville Public school as archeologists stand by to identify their finds
Digging in: Teacher Ron Postill (right front) pitchs in with pupils in a dig at Leslieville Public school as archeologists stand by to identify their finds
6/2/1989
Portable church: Awaiting a permanent church, Father Joseph Rahal packs religious artifacts
Portable church: Awaiting a permanent church, Father Joseph Rahal packs religious artifacts
6/27/1988
Military rites: A joint U.S.-Canada honor guard accompanies coffins containing the remains of 28 American soldiers killed on Canadian soil near Fort Erie during the War of 1812
Military rites: A joint U.S.-Canada honor guard accompanies coffins containing the remains of 28 American soldiers killed on Canadian soil near Fort Erie during the War of 1812
6/30/1988
A waterfall in the foreground, with a bridge passing overhead.
C.P.R. bridge and Montreal Falls, near Sault Ste. Marie, Canada
1910
Burned tree trunks, some still standing, some on the ground. Smoke hangs in the air. In the mid ...
A forest fire that burned over 1,200 acres near Manitouwadge stopped at the edge of town, 275 miles northwest of Sault Ste. Marie
10 August 1975
Ready for the North: Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau is helped to bundle up in a heavy coat by a Cambrian College student after a town hall meeting in Sault Ste. Marie
Ready for the North: Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau is helped to bundle up in a heavy coat by a Cambrian College student after a town hall meeting in Sault Ste. Marie
1 February 1972
Refinishing pine tool moulds is just one of the projects 27-year-old Bill Don has taken on since he and he and his wife Bev decided to fulfil his life's dream, to run their own store. Ardith One, on Yonge St., features antiques and artifacts the pair has collected over the past two years. The young couple say that mixing marriage and business has given them something to work on for the rest of their lives.
Refinishing pine tool moulds is just one of the projects 27-year-old Bill Don has taken on since he and he and his wife Bev decided to fulfil his life's dream, to run their own store. Ardith One, on Yonge St., features antiques and artifacts the pair has collected over the past two years. The young couple say that mixing marriage and business has given them something to work on for the rest of their lives.
8/1/1973
Shows a houseboat leaving Toronto harbour with the Toronto Star building in the background. Two ...
Practice runs behind them, Star travel editor Gerry Hall and photographer Fred Ross set out for the real thing—a four-week trip through Ontario by houseboat. Their odyssey takes them from the Star building at One Yonge St. to Sault Ste. Marie at Lake Superior's mouth.
6 June 1978