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- ↑ "Memorable Manitobans: Herman Finger (1856-1929)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ↑ "Pigeon River Lumber". Poverty, Agony, Distress & Want!. 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ↑ "Gunflint & Lake Superior Railroad". Port Arthur, Duluth and Western Railway. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ↑ "Significant Heritage Buildings of The Pas" (PDF). Heritage Manitoba. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ↑ Nicholson, Karen (February 2000). "The Lumber Industry in Manitoba" (PDF). Manitoba Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sport - Historic Resources Branch. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
- ↑ "Memorable Manitobans: Orley Herman Finger (1883-1954)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2019-11-10.