The item is a postcard of the St. Jean Baptist Church in the East of Sherbrooke, Quebec.
The item is a postcard of the power dam and the Kaysers Silk mills in Sherbrooke, Quebec.
The item is a postcard of the Q.C.R. bridge and the St-Francis river in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The postcard was edited by the Pinsonneault Frères.
Item is a postcard of the court house in Sherbrooke (corner of Wellington and Frontenac Streets), probably from around 1920.
The item is a photograph of the Plymouth Congregational Church on Dufferin Street in Sherbrooke.
The item is a postcard of the St. Francis River and Exhibition Ground in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The photograph was taken by Pinsonneault Studio.
The item is a photograph of the Sherbrooke Protestant Hospital on Parc Avenue (originally Pine Avenue) in Sherbrooke.
The item is a photo postcard of the Grade XI class at Sherbrooke High School from about 1922. Those pictured in the photograph are, left to right: (back row) V.D. Bouchard, H.E. Saunders, E.B. Loomis, R.W. Haight, D.L. Darey, A.S. Harvey, (third row) H. Khakowsky, B.D. Lyon, H.G. Hatcher (principal), S.J. Gain, A.C. Farnham, S.J. McGowan (B.A.), E.C. Jones, L.I. Rosenbloom, (second row) B.E. Hodge, E.E. Paige, V.D. May, M.O. MacKenzie (B.A.), H.N. Robertson, R.E. Genge, V.N. Bush, (front row) J.A. Oughtred, and M.E. Aitkin.
The item is a photograph showing Portland Square (presently Rodolphe-Vallée Park), at the corner of Portland Boulevard and London Street, in Sherbrooke. The gazebo, houses, and two men sitting in the park are also visible.
The fonds contains source material mainly related to Minnie Hallowell Bowen's literary writings, community and political implicatons, and personal life at the turn of the 20th century. Many of her poems relate to local events, to the World Wars, and to Canadian and British politics. The fonds also provides information on the activities of Minnie's family members, including but not limited to: her husband Cecil H. Bowen, her son Lloyd H. Bowen, her daughter Rose Meredyth Bowen, Henry Bowen, Edward Bowen, Eleazar Clark, George Frederick Bowen, John Hallowell, William Bowen, Frank A. Bowen, Frederick Chamberlin Bowen, and Edward Hugh Bowen. The documents show their involvement mainly in the development of railways, in the mining industry, in the Armed Forces and Militia, in politics, in scouting, in church activities, and in social clubs and associations. Some documents are about the Fenian Raids, the Knights of Columbus, and the history of Sherbrooke.
The fonds consists of mainly manuscripts, correspondence, photocopies of press clippings, articles, publications, photographs, diaries, prospectuses, and drawings. It is comprised of the following series: Literary Works and Other Writings (1883-1941), Involvement in the Canadian Flag Issue ([1887?]-1946), Personal Life ([1863-1865]-1943), Lloyd H. Bowen (1865, 1902-1995), Cecil H. Bowen ([1866?]-1935, 1986), Other Family Members (1801-1940), and History of Sherbrooke ([1836?]-1967), Family History ([1752?-200-?]), Obituaries and Other Clippings (1836-1943, 1964-1997), Other Photographs and Graphic Material (1840-1956), Miscellaneous ([1835-1904?]).
Bowen, Minnie Hallowell, 1861-1942Item is a photograph of the Chateau Frontenac, located at the corner of Wellington and Aberdeen Streets in Sherbrooke.
Item is a photograph of the construction of the Coombs block at the corner of King Street and Queen Street (later Queen-Victoria Street) in Sherbrooke.
Item is a photograph of the Sherbrooke High School around 1915-1920, on Cambridge and Queen Streets (now Queen-Victoria Boulevard) in Sherbrooke. In 1923, this school became the Mitchell Elementary School following the construction of a new High School on Ontario Street.
The item is a postcard showing the main building and a meeting of the Eastern Townships Agricultural Association during Canada's Great Eastern Exhibition in Sherbrooke, Que. in 1913.
The item consists of a reprint of an engraving showing the Sherbrooke Mills on the Magog River and the Dufferin Street bridge that may have appeared on the Eastern Townships Bank notes.