Keywords: sailors sailors institute sailorsinstitute port arthur portarthur thunder bay thunderbay port arthur reading room portarthurreadingroom longshoremen recreation leisure ontario canada history blackandwhite monochrome outdoor black and white Date: c. 1910/1911 Description: This photograph shows an exterior view of the Port Arthur's Sailors Institute with either patrons or employees (primarily men) grouped in front. The Institute provided railway and shipping employees with temporary lodging, as well as games and reading rooms to keep them entertained while they were in Thunder Bay. As the city rapidly expanded, the PA Sailor's Institute's original building proved inadequate, and the group had to move to a new and significantly larger location on Water Street. Click the link to see the new building: www.flickr.com/photos/tbaymuseum/17323961043/in/dateposted/ Accession No.: 983.86.62 A Date: c. 1910/1911 Description: This photograph shows an exterior view of the Port Arthur's Sailors Institute with either patrons or employees (primarily men) grouped in front. The Institute provided railway and shipping employees with temporary lodging, as well as games and reading rooms to keep them entertained while they were in Thunder Bay. As the city rapidly expanded, the PA Sailor's Institute's original building proved inadequate, and the group had to move to a new and significantly larger location on Water Street. Click the link to see the new building: www.flickr.com/photos/tbaymuseum/17323961043/in/dateposted/ Accession No.: 983.86.62 A |