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    A view of a rail tie sawmill at Peninsula Harbour in Marathon, Ontario. A company from Nipigon would arrive by train with their horses in time for the spring rafting season. They would set up their s

    A sawmill worker would stand at the top of a jackladder and with his picaroon, pull off the larger logs and send them over to the saws. When they had reached their quota for the season, the sawmill w

    Peninsula Harbour on the Pic River was a significant link in the construction of the railway. Peninsula was the base of operations for the most difficult and costly phase of the entire construction p

    Alan Chisholm holding horses in front of Carriage House

    Alan Chisholm holding horses in front of Carriage House

    Alan Chisholm standing beside horses

    Single Tree. Used in harnessing of 1 horse for hauling. Donor Unknown. Property of Seguin Township Museum

    A photocopy of a black and white photograph depicting a man in an ox cart parked in front of the Homer & Co. Store where a woman can be seen under the awning.

    Humphrey Museum Building can be seen in the left of photo

    Two horse in a field being driven by a man who is standing behind them, holding the reins.

    This photograph has a large stain on the lower right portion of it.

    A black and white photograph of Joe LePage and a team of horses at the Dunn Mill. Joe is pictured to the left of his team of hoses, and behind him is a pile of recently processed lumber.

    A black and white photograph of Joe LePage and a team of horses at the Dunn Mill. Joe is pictured to the left of his team of hoses and behind him is a pile of recently processed lumber.

    The left hand portion of this photo is fairly damaged, and it is no longer possible to see what was in the upper left hand corner of the image.

    Set of two leather horse collars. These collars are part of the harness used for horse's when pulling wagons or a plow. The collar allows the horse to use its full strength when pulling.

    This single harness yoke would be used for hitching a horse or a mule to some type of farm implement such as a plow, or a hay wagon . These were most commonly used in the late 1800's to early 1900's.

    This type of straight bit was used primarily for draft horses in the early 1900's.

    Whiffletrees are used to distribute the force from a point load to the chains or straps on each side of the harness. The center of the bar is connected to the load and the ends to the harness. These

    Whiffletrees (Also called Whippletrees) are used to distribute the force from a point load to the chains or straps on each side of the harness. The center of the bar is connected to the load and the

    Joe Le Page is pictured coming out of the building at the back of the photograph.