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Description: As there were no roads leading north from Moosonee to Fort Albany and the other northern communities. Tractor trains were used to haul fuel, building materials and other goods to Fort Albany, ...
Description: Moosonee in the winter during the 1950s. A snowmobile on the main street was used in Moosonee and Moose Factory to haul goods or passengers. The snowmobile was part tractor and vehicle that ...
Description: A loader pulling a parade float with the traditional Shaaptwaan (long teepee-like structure) constructed on it that was used for cooking and could hold up to two to three families.
Tags Winter, ...
Description: Two tractors moving a house on skids during winter. The river ice usually froze well beyond a thickness to allow it to withstand any cracking or breaking.
Tags Winter, Snowmobile, Old Style ...
Description: Cree men working around a construction site. Due to the isolation of communities in the north, many contraptions were modified to help with lifting material, cutting logs and other tasks. ...
Description: A sailboat or schooner being pulled ashore by a tractor in Moosonee. Moosonee was the main depot for goods, material and other items arriving by train to be transferred to sailboat, schooner ...
Description: A sailboat being pulled out of the water either for repairs or for the impending winter freeze up of the Moose River at Moosonee.
Tags Fall, Generic, Man, European, Tractor, Sailboat
Description: A sailboat during winter being hauled over the ice by a tractor as a snowmobiler looks on. Sailboats, schooners and tugboats were often stored at Moosonee on land for the winter months.
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Description: Three non-Cree stand in front of the tractor sled train and a dome shaped canvas tent with a stove pipe protruding from the top. Stopping for the night on the open, frozen river or Bay ice ...
Description: Two men refuelling the tractor that pulls the sled train across the frozen land and ice to northern communities. One man facing the camera wears traditional Cree moccasins to keep out the ...
Description: A tractor, possibly cows or dogs and two horses combine to pull large sleds of goods and supplies as the tractor train makes its way on the frozen river. A tent on one sled was used for overnight ...
Description: A winter tractor train stopped on the river ice. The tractor trains moved goods, trailers and other items between Moosonee and Moose Factory. These tractor trains also traveled days through ...
Description: The living quarters of a tractor train that traveled sometimes for days or a week in order to deliver goods from Moosonee to Fort Albany. A propane tank is strapped to the outside and used ...
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