This photo is the third and last of a group demonstration a blast in a mine. This picture presents the result of the blast.
This photo is the second in a group demonstrating a blast in a mine. In this picture, the blast is happening.
This photo is the first of a group demonstrating a blasting in a mine. A man is visible making the final preparation before the blast.
Item is a picture of four men in front of a tunnel.
In this item, Ernest Lockwood, lathe operator, is working. The photograph is dated to March 7th, 1950.
Item is one photograph of a modern locomotive, probably used in the 40s. Similar models were used up to the 50s.
Item is a photograph of a locomotive from the early 1900s.
Original caption reads - "The first standard gauge steam locomotive on the A. & D. Railway purchased second hand from the Grand Trunk Railway. The first locomotive engineer, Mr. Frank Weller is the men with the oil can. The man at the front of the locomotive is Mr. Dan MacDonald, section foreman. This picture was taken before the wreak, seen in the next picture."
Item is a photograph showing a steam shovel and miners, including one identified as Tharé Connolly, Johns-Manville mine in Asbestos in 1928 or 1929.
Item is a photograph of Jeffrey Mines asbestos pit in Asbestos around the 1910s.
The caption reads: "Looking NORTH through the central portion of the open pit. Year 1928 The old Factory in the background, also the A.A.A.A. playgrounds, baseball, football etc. The grandstand on the initi (sic) right. Beyond playgrounds are houses on Poirier Street."
Item is a photograph showing miners at the Jeffrey Mines in Asbestos around 1905.
The caption reads: This is how stripping was done about 1905 and until 1914. Horses hauled dumpcarts which were loaded by hand, to the dump. Sometimes the drivers, mostly young boys employed by the contractor, would back the cart too close to the edge of the dump and when the latch was released and the load did not slide out easily, everything went, load of earth, dumpcart, and the poor old horse. In most cases that was the end of the horse. The harness was stripped off and the horse shot and buried by suceeding loads of earth. Incidentally the "Dirt Dump" was along side of the Danville road just a short distance below the "Square"
In this picture it is possible to see three separate pits. The small cabins on the edge of the pit were for the signal boys. The hoist operator could not see into the pit or even see the platform where the derrick boxes were dumped into the ore cars. so boys were placed where they could be seen by the hoist operator and the men in the pit. They used paddles about the size of a Ping-pong paddle or bat. These were brightly painted, mostly white with a ex red centre like a large target, bull's eye. With these they transmitted signals from the pit crew to the hoistman. There were two boxes to a hoist. While one was being hoisted and emptied the pit gang were loading the second. When they had loaded and hoisted 100 boxes their day was finished. Starting at 6,30 A.M. to 12.00 noon, one hour for lunch, restart 1.00.P.M. until the 100 box was dumped which was anywhere from 1.30 to 3.00 P.M. These same boxes were used to lower and raise the men into and cut of the pit."
Item is a photograph showing the town of Asbestos with a view of Jeffery Mines in 1909.
Item is a photograph showing part of the pit at the mines in Asbestos around 1910.
This image is the second in a series of images that depict the development of the north side of the Jeffery Pit.
The caption reads, " A& D. Loco #1 (Formerly G.T.R. #61) After repairs to damage in the wreck (Note difference in smoke stack.)"
The caption reads, "GROUP ENGINEERS OFFICE 1913
F. Gifford, C.W. Barnard, chief, C.H. Shoemaker, gen. supt., Unknown, Unknown, S.F. Garvin."
Item is a photograph of a Victory Loan sale. The photograph is captioned: "Canvassers receiving Instructions + kits" with the following names: W. Bourassa, E. Chesse, C. Labrecque , R. Laprise, L. Craucher Jr., W. G. Clark, L.D Bready, P. Proulx.
The caption reads "This picture taken when these men were installing the new machinery in the New Machine Shop, 1913. This shop was used until 1942 when another move was make to a new building on the St George Road. This third machine shop was vacated last year and demolished in this spring 1980."
Front: Clifford Gale, Albert Carneau, Johnny Morris, James Coyle Jr., David Roy. Rear: Bob Williams and Gordon Clark, foreman.
Group of pit employees with their foreman [ extreme right, marked with a cross], Mr. Ed Matton. The fifth or sixth from the left as been identified as Mr. Joseph G. Lambert , at age 14 or 13, when he used to be the water boy. This picture is beside one of the Hoist Houses near the Pit Boiler room.
The caption reads, "Part of the village of Asbestos as seen from the main office building."
The verso reads, " View from entrance at main office looking down at St. Amine Str. / The two house in left foreground were on St. George Street."
Pictured here is the skating rink on the corner of St. Aime Street and St. George Street.
The verso reads, "Village of Asbestos as seen from main office / Skating rink in the foreground / Corner of St. Aime and St. George Streets."
Pictured here is a group on a horse sleigh during winter. The caption reads, " On Danville Road between A of D Ry Crossing and Lyman Neomill's. Geo Smith's house - Gregory Jones House & barn."
The verso reads: " Returning from Asbestos to Danville just beyond the A&D Ry. Crossing.
The white house in this view was owned by Mr George Smith - father of Robert Smith who set up the hoist at the #1 shaft and who in all likelihood took this picture.
The smaller house (unpainted) was owned by Mr. Gregory Jones. Who for many years was a compressor operator."
Pictured here is an aerial view of the Johns-Manville installation in Asbestos. The caption reads, " Showing Tailings till in area where ore was drawn through 'Block Caving' in underground mine. Mill #3 Centre foreground.
Pictured here is a Marion Electrical Shovel, model 5320, used by the Canadian Johns-Manville.
Item is a photograph of the C.J.M. Machine Shop, Machinists and Supervision workers during the summer of 1948.
Front: Vernon Carson, Germin Proulx, W. G. Clark, Shop Supt., Joseph Lalancette, General Foreman, Philippe Proulx, Machinist Foreman.
2nd Row: Gerard Morin, Paul Henri Bolduc, Gordon Smith, Ernest P Lockwood, Gilles Dion, Leopold Pelltier, U. Gilbert, Gerard Julien, Geo.Yvon Lambert.
3rd Row: Marcel Michel, Yvon Vachon, Louis Georges Hinse, Paul Lawrence, Marcel Rondeau, Robert Vachon.
Absent: J. Albert Boisvert, Gedeon Boisvert, Donat Beliveau.
Item is a photograph of the Machine Shop Quarter Century Club Members on November 19th , 1947.
Front: Thos. Dionne, Frank Tetreault, Willie Boucher, Leonidas Guimond, Emile Toutant, Joseph Lalancette, Edw. McGonigal
2nd Row: Jos. G. Lambert, Vernon Carson, Adelard Laprise, George Champagne, Lucien Marchand, Joseph Houle, Gedeon Boisvert, Alfred Roberge.
Back: W. G. Clark, Herman Lambert, Romeo Martin, Clifford Mastine, Wilfrid Beliveau, Edmond Mailhot, Ferdinand Duford
Absent: Frank Grimard, Calixte Boisvert, Calixte Noel
Aerial view of the different mills used by Canadian Johns-Manville.
The caption reads, "THE C.J.M. CO.LTD. MILIS
As seen from the air.
In the upper right hand corner is the Machine Shop #2 which was vacated in 1942. Nearby are the Main Stores and stores sheds. A little less than top centre is the Shawinigan Water and Power Sub Station. Below that, nearer to the camera is Mill #3 Dryer, Mill #3 and Mill #3 Fibre Storage Shed. Closer to the camera are several large buildings. That in the centre of the picture is Mill 4A. The smaller one at the left is Mill 4 B at the right of these are Mill 4A & 4B Dryers, Plant C Screen Rooms and Plant C Crusher Building."