Category: General

Drilling 3,200 Feet Underground at Kirkland Lake Gold Mine

J. Bridle, J. Smaltz, and P.J. Harris (4th man unknown) drilling at the 3,200 foot level in the Kirkland Lake Gold Mine. They drilled two rounds in one […]

Photos from Ralph Pugliese Passport

Photos from inside the passport of Ralph Pugliese. Ralph and his daughter Angelina are in the photo on the right, and his wife Assunta and their son Gaetano […]

Ralph Pugliese Passport

Inside of passport for Ralph Pugliese. Information about he and his wife Assunta, and their two children Angelina and Gaetano and their photos are included with the passport. […]

Ralph Pugliese Passport

Inside cover of passport for Ralph Pugliese.

A Local Crowd Attempt to Cheer Up a Disgruntled Roza

In the early days of Kirkland Lake, Roza Brown speculated what land might sell at a higher price as the town developed. With this in mind, she purchased […]

Roza Brown

Although Roza Brown was originally from Hungary, she was pro-British monarchy. She would occasionally drape herself, and her properties, in the colours of the Union Jack.

Multicultural Festival Pamphlet

Tough-Oakes Mine

The Tough-Oakes Mine, with its headframe in the foreground started in 1912. It was founded by prospectors Harry Oakes and the Tough Brothers. The name of the mine […]

Government Road

Kirkland Lake’s downtown was the centre for many businesses and services as seen in this photo from the town’s earlier days. The sign on a building advertises “Steamship […]

Sylvanite Miners after shift

This photo of miners from the Sylvanite was taken during the 1930s, but the men with their work clothes, lamps and lunch boxes look identical to the mine […]

Streets of Downtown Kirkland Lake

Mines in the area usually had a bunkhouse for the single men working at the site. But for those miners and other workers in town who didn’t have […]

Charlie Chow’s Cafe

Charlie Chow (3rd from left) stands outside of his restaurant in downtown Kirkland Lake with several patrons. It would later be expanded to include a hotel. It was […]