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STEEP ROCK IRON MINES

Steep Rock, Ontario : Steep Rock Iron Mines, 1940.

These photos were purchased on eBay in 2016. They were taken by a news photographer, but only the top two have been found published so far. The third one must have been published also – do you have any information?

Unknown engineers at Steep Rock Iron Mines, 1940.

Unknown engineers at Steep Rock Iron Mines, 1940.
This photo and the one below, appeared as part of a feature on Steep Rock, in the Vancouver Daily Province, May 18, 1940. The feature, written by James Montagnes, is titled "Fishing For Iron To Win Canada's War" (Click the link to see the transcribed text on this website).


Unknown miners at Steep Rock Iron Mines, 1940.

Unknown miners at Steep Rock Iron Mines, 1940.
This photo and the one above, appeared as part of a feature on Steep Rock, in the Vancouver Daily Province, May 18, 1940. The feature, written by James Montagnes, is titled "Fishing For Iron To Win Canada's War" (Click the link to see the transcribed text on this website).


Unknown surface drillers at Steep Rock Iron Mines, 1940.

Unknown surface drillers at Steep Rock Iron Mines, 1940.
Can you identify anyone?


Can you provide names, corrections or comments?