Original sketch by C.B. Felton.
Sherbrooke bird's eye view, for the British American Land Company
Item is a photograph of a train wreck between Waterloo and Warden in 1879. The caption reads: "Wreck between Waterloo & Warden 1879. Engine former C.V. 'Governor Payne', Joseph Clark, 1849-50. Passumpsic, 'Orleans'. Operated in mixed, Sorel to Sutton. S.E.R. train carrying load of granite for the construction of Col. A.B. Foster's home at Waterloo;-- C.W. Foster, gave the signal 'all clear' when the mixed was on the right of way. This event ended his railway career. Engr. John Daly, killed."
Item is a photograph of a train locomotive on a railway bridge with people standing on and beside it, probably taken in the 1800s. The caption reads: S.E.R. No. 16, A.B. Chaffee.
Item is a photograph of a train locomotive on a railway bridge with people standing on and beside it, probably taken in the 1800s.
Item is a photograph of the inauguration of the MacKenzie steel bridge in Richmond over the St. Francis River on 25 May 1903, likely with MLA Peter S.G. MacKenzie in the foreground amongst the gathered crowd. Also visible is a horse and carriage.
Item is a photograph of employees of the Asbestos and Asbestic Company Ltd., Asbestos, 1904. Included in the photo are: (front, L-R): Gordon Clark, Ted Walsh, Regis Leprise, George Smith, Tom Lefebvre, Unknown, Unknown, Harry Williams (General Superintendent). (second row, L-R): M. Lizotte, David Roy, Unknown, Pierre Champagne, Omar Champoux, James Clark (foreman), Lizotte, Unknown, Johnny Morris, Wilbrod Boisclair. Back: Ed Boucher.
La pièce est une déclaration de George Hanby Cairns de Montréal écrite le 6 juillet 1905.Il décrit les vies et biens de Robert Cairns (couturier) et Ann Jane Hope Cairns, avec mentions a Mr, Fergusons (marchand couturier) et sa fille Hanby F. Cairns (avocate), Dr. James Douglas, Charles Cairns et Arthur Cairns. La déclaration semble être une réclamation d'une partie de la propriété de Ann Jane Hope Cairns par son neveu George Hanby Cairns.
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."
La pièces est une photographie de groupe prise le 11 novembre 1906 lors du Championnat du monde de boxe poids lourd. Le combattant à gauche est Thomas Burns, un Canadien champion du monde de boxe poids lourd de 1906 à 1908. L'homme avec la chemise blanche est l'arbitre James J. Jeffries. Le combattant à droite est Jack O'Brien. Les trois hommes derrière lui font partis de son équipe d'entrainement. Du plus reculé au plus proche: Robert Grant Ward, Abdul ''The Turk'' Malgan et Swee Swanson ''the Swede''.
Item is a photograph showing part of the pit at the mines in Asbestos around 1910.
Item is a photograph showing the town of Asbestos with a view of Jeffery Mines in 1909.
Item is a photograph of St. George’s Anglican Church in Clarenceville in winter with people, horses and sleighs visible, from around 1900.
Part is an album page of five photographs showing a view of the town of Asbestos from 1897 to 1912.
Item is photograph of the Asbestos Hockey Team, Asbestos hockey team, ca. 1912. Front row, L-R: Joseph McCabe, Gordon Clark, Archie Fales. Second row, L-R: Unknown, Jack MacLeod, Unknown, Charlie Stata, Harry Gifford, Harry Wilson, Unknown, Louis Dunsmore.
Item consists of photograph of the No.1 Platoon, 117th E.T. Battalion in Valcartier. It includes standing (L-R): G. McFadden, C.Franklin, F.Price, R. Mitchell and kneeling:T. Tarrant and E. Bates.
Item consists of photograph of soldiers of the 117th E.T. Battalion in Val Cartier. Included in the photograph is G. Loach standing second from right.