An exterior view of the foundry constructed and operated by the Clergue group of industries. Photograph: Sault Ste. Marie Museum.

An interior view of the blacksmith shop constructed by Francis H. Clergue. Machinery otherwise not available to him was manufactured on site. Photograph: Sault Ste. Marie Public Library.

The completed Sault Ste. Marie Pulp and Paper Mill complex. Note the Clergue corporate headquarters at the left of the photo and the Block House at the right. Photograph: Sault Ste. Marie Public Library.

These machines rolled the sheets of pulp that were subsequently shipped to paper manufacturers. Photograph: Sault Ste. Marie Museum.

After developing the equipment to dry pulp, Clergue was able to produce sheets of dry pulp that could be shipped to paper manufacturers at greater distances because of the added durability.
Photograph: Sault Ste. Marie Museum.

The Sault Ste. Marie Pulp and Paper Mill under construction circa 1896. Photograph: Sault Ste. Marie Museum.

The outstanding architectural features of the group of buildings that composed the Sault Ste. Marie Pulp and Paper Mill complex made the buildings an imposing aspect of the local streetscape. Photograph: Sault Ste. Marie Museum.

Huge kettles such as this one were used to produce the wet pulp. Photograph: Sault Ste. Marie Museum.

The Sault Ste. Marie Pulp and Paper Mill decorated for the 1899 Legislative Tour of Algoma. Photograph: Sault Ste. Marie Public Library.

The staff of the Laboratory standing outside the building which Clergue had constructed and equipped in order to ensure that his various manufactured products were state of the art. Photograph: Sault Ste. Marie Public Library.

The excavation of the headrace and tailrace at the Power House required extensive planning and technical skill. The headrace is located between the Power House and the Pulp and Paper Mill. Photograph: Sault Ste. Marie Museum.

A rear view of the Sault Ste. Marie Pulp and Paper Mill showing the ancillary buildings including the Blacksmith Shop. Photograph: Sault Ste. Marie Museum.