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 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 a locomotive from the early 1900s.
Item is a picture of four men in front of a tunnel.
Item is a postcard showing a view of Laurier Street in Asbestos around the 1910s. A handwritten caption reads "Looking S.E. [southeast] from centre of 'the Square.'"
Pictured here is a P & H Electrical Shovel, with a regular truck to receive all the sediments.
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 another view of the village of Asbestos.
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
Item is a photograph of J. Omer Dionne handling potatoes from around 1957.
Item is a photograph of Walter S. J. Hodgman standing with a large sac of wool, from the year 1957.
Item is a photograph of J Omer Dionne checking seed potatoes from around the year 1957
The item contains information on St. Francis Theatre Company’s human resources. It depicts Vladimir Svetslovsky.
The item contains information on St. Francis Theatre Company’s artists. It depicts Marek Norman.
The item contains information on St. Francis Theatre Company’s activities. It represents the play Lulu Street.
The item contains information on St. Francis Theatre Company’s activities. It depicts Mia Anderson in the play 10 Women, 2 Men, and a Moose.
Item is a photograph of a large house, possibly used as a hotel, located in Georgeville, with people in the yard. It was known as the "Old Camperdown(?) House."
Item is a photograph of a Canadian Pacific Railway passenger car, with surrounding landscape visible.
Item is a photograph of the Foster Railway Station, and surrounding landscape.
Item is a photograph of a farm with a horse visible.
Item is a photograph of the 410 train, at a train station (either Titus or Corris).
Item is a photograph of St. John's Anglican Church, in Gallup Hill, near Melbourne.
Item is a photograph of an animal powered treadmill. It would be powered by a small animal, such as a dog, goat, or sheep.
Item is a photograph of two flat-bottom shovels used to skim maple syrup.
Item is a photograph of Bishop's University located in Lennoxville, taken from across the Massawippi River.
Item is a photograph of St. Charles College.
Item is a photograph of the George Long Manufacturing Co. that made cabinets, with two horses standing in front.
Item is a photograph of the Grand Trunk Depot, the New Sherbrooke House Hotel, with a streetcar on the street in front.