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Dorset Fire Rangers : Late 1890s through to the 1960s

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• Print, Photographic
• 002.10.06
• Fire Rangers Mountain, Dorset, Lake of Bays
• This photo was sold at one time at Dorset area stores. The caption is a little misleading. The photo shows the first location of the Dorset Fire Ranger's building, which was located in the area of the current Robinson Plaza until 1928. It can be se... View Full Record
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• Photograph
• 012.72.01
• Ontario Forestry Branch, Dorset Ontario
• Ontario Forestry Branch, Dorset, Ontario (front view)... View Full Record
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• Photograph
• 004.01.03
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• The original Dorset Fire Tower... View Full Record
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• Postcard, Picture
• 012.70.01
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• Original Dorset Fire Rangers Tower... View Full Record
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• List
• 012.73.01
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• Huntsville Division Rangers Patrol 1944 (list of Deputies and rangers) 3 typed pages... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 012.10.01
• Home of the Dorset Towermen
• The Forestry Station,was located at the present site of the Dorset Heritage Museum, 1040 Main Street, Dorset. The building on the left in the photo was the home of the Dorset towermen in the summer months while on fire watch.... View Full Record
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• Photograph
• 009.369.01
• Dorset Fire Ranger crew
• A crew of Department of Lands and Forests Fire Rangers in Dorset loading up to go to a fire. Left to right: Stan Booker, Ed Sampson, Ferg McGuire and Jack MacNamara... View Full Record
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• Photograph
• 009.371.01
• Department of Lands and Forests employees
  Department of Lands and Forests Department of Lands and Forests
  
  
• Men who worked for the Department of Lands and Forests in Dorset. Left to Right John McNamara Fergus McGuire standing back in doorway Ed Sampson standing in middle front row Stanley Booker front right ... View Full Record
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• Chest, Mess
• 001.27.01
• Hot meal Chest (Frost Centre)
• A 2 section insulated food chest used to carry hot / food to the fire rangers in the woods while on duty or in training.... View Full Record
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• Photograph
• 012.71.01
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• Ontario Fire Rangers building in Dorset. (Back view)... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 001.38.38
• Ontario Fire Ranger
• Black & White Photograph of an Ontario Fire Ranger sitting in the doorway of a tent.... View Full Record
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• Photograph
• 007.06.01b.29
• A Sunday Afternoon Climb of the Dorset Fire Tower
• Climbing the Fire Tower on a Sunday hike (Dorset)... View Full Record
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• Picture
• 011.17.01
• St. Nora Lake Fire Tower
• This photo is of a wall plaque of the fire tower by Lake St. Nora. Close to the old Leslie M. Frost Centre Hwy 35 just south of Dorset. It can still be seen today from the highway, however one can not climb it.... View Full Record
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• Photograph
• 009.374.01
• Dorset Fire Ranger tower
• Dorset Fire Ranger tower... View Full Record
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• Photograph
• 009.370.01
• Dorset Towerman Ferg McGuire
• This is a photo of Dorset towerman Ferg McGuire. The towermen watched for signs of forest fires, so that the fire ranger crews could be sent to extinguish them. ... View Full Record
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• Photograph
• 009.372.01
• Dorset Fire Ranger crew
• Dorset Fire Ranger crew going to a fire - Jack MacNamara, Stan Booker and Ferg McGuire. They are carrying a Wajax fire water pump, as well as fire hoses, nozzles, axes, and other needed equipment.... View Full Record
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• Photograph
• 012.73.05
• F.A.O. Fire Control and Study Seminar, O.F.R.S. Dorset August 12th, 1964
• Chief Ranger Stan Booker, describes fire patrol truck to delegates at F.A.O. Fire Control and Study seminar. Noah Peled, Isreal, looks inside, while U.S. Tour Manager Joe Zylinski stands in left foreground.... View Full Record
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• Photograph
• 012.73.04
• F.A.O. Fire Control and Study Seminar, O.F.R.S. Dorset August 12th, 1964
• A.S. Khan of Pakistan inspects equipment in department fire patrol vehicle, while Anthony Jasi of Uganda looks for photo angle during the seminar.... View Full Record
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• Photograph
• 012.73.06
• F.A.O. Fire Control and Study Seminar, O.F.R.S. Dorset August 12th, 1964
• Cargo dropping demonstration by Otter Aircraft during the seminar.... View Full Record
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• Photograph
• 012.73.03
• F.A.O. Fire Control and Study Seminar, O.F.R.S. Dorset August 12th, 1964
• Delegates inspect Bombardier type S-Wagon used for fire suppression.... View Full Record
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• Photograph
• 012.73.07b
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• Aerial view of the lumber mill north of Minden... View Full Record
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• Photograph
• 012.73.10
• F.A.O. Fire Control and Study Seminar, Parry Sound District Headquarters, August 14th, 1964
• Forest Protection equipment on display during the seminar.... View Full Record
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• Photograph
• 012.73.09
• F.A.O. Fire Control and Study Seminar, Parry Sound District Headquarters, August 14th, 1964
• Fire fighting equipment and selection of forest protection signs on display during the seminar.... View Full Record
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• Photograph
• 012.73.13
• F.A.O. Fire Control and Study Seminar, Parry Sound, August 14th, 1964
• Otter aircraft water dropping from pontoon tanks during the seminar.... View Full Record
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• Photograph
• 012.73.14
• F.A.O. Fire Control and Study Seminar, Parry Sound, August 14th, 1964
• Bell 47-04 Helicopter dumping 75 gallon drum of water during demonstrations at the seminar.... View Full Record
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• Photograph
• 012.73.17
• F.A.O. Fire Control and Study Seminar, Parry Sound District Headquarters, August 14th, 1964
• Department of Lands and Forests employees starting a ground pump.... View Full Record
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• Photograph
• 012.73.19
• Kirkwood Management Unit, Thessalon, Ontario, October 21, 1949
• Fire-guard plow. L to R: E. L. Ward, Q. Hess, G. Stewart, W. Bastedo, F. L. Hall, T. Cassidy, J. E. Barnes... View Full Record
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• Photograph
• 012.73.11
• F.A.O. Fire Control and Study Seminar, Parry Sound District Headquarters, August 14th, 1964
• Hose-mender is explained to Anthony Jasi of Uganda, by Merle Salt and Stan Booker, in Parry Sound District Headquarters warehouse.... View Full Record
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• Photograph
• 009.504.03a
• Stan Booker and a Lands & Forest truck
• Stan Booker and a Lands & Forest truck... View Full Record
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• Decal
• 012.22.01
• Keep Ontario Green
• One of two identical decals of the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests - Algonquin Provincial Park.... View Full Record
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• Yearbook
• 001.27.05
• Forest Ranger School 1966
• Ontario Forest Ranger School on Lake St. Nora. Yearbook for the class of 1966, This yearbook contains photos of the students with short humorous captions. This school had been named the Ontario Forest Technical School.... View Full Record
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• Clipping, Newspaper
• 011.47.01b
• Varied Subjects Taught At Ontario's Unique Forest Ranger School
• A newspaper clipping of an article featuring five photographs of students of the Forest Ranger School and a short article about the school.... View Full Record
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• Yearbook
• 011.27.06
• Forest Ranger School '65
• Ontario Forest Ranger School on Lake St. Nora. Yearbook for the class of 1965, This yearbook contains photos of the students with short humorous captions. This school had been named the Ontario Forest Technical School.... View Full Record
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• Hat
• 009.804.01b
• Department of Lands and Forrest Uniform Cap
• This cap was made of olive green wool and was part of a full uniform worn by Mr. George Hamilton Superintendent at the Dorset Forrestry School. Later named the Leslie M. Frost Centre, Hwy 35 just south of Dorset. The centre is now closed.... View Full Record
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• Jacket
• 009.804.01a
• Forest Green Jacket
• Forest ranger uniform jacket... View Full Record

1040 Main Street, Dorset, Ontario, Canada - P.O. Box 111, Dorset, Ontario, Canada, P0A 1E0