Business and commerce

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  • The subject term business and commerce should be used with descriptions that relate to commercial and mercantile activity involving the exchange of the commodities, services of financial resources, retail business, services business, banking, individual business owners and operators, business related association and chambers of commerce.

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Bruce Snowdon

Part is a photograph of Bruce Snowdon and Laddie the dog sitting sitting in front of a store somewhere in the Eastern Townships in winter, possibly taken in 1939. Advertising for cigarettes is visible above them.

Photo Album

Item is a photo album containing 54 photographs of various members of the Snowdon/Maffre family and friends in Montreal, Bolton, Inglis Island, and the Snowdon cottage near Sally's pond, as well as some photos of the areas and cottage itself.

Photographs

The series contains various photographs of the Snowdon family and friends' daily activities and celebrations. It consists of one photo album containing 54 photographs of various members of the Snowdon/Maffre family and friends in Montreal, Bolton, Inglis Isalnd, and the Snowdon cottage at Sally's pond, as well as some photos of the areas and cottage itself.

Commerce and industries

File presents information on the economic history of the Coaticook region from 1875 to 2014. It consists of an account book for James Williamson for R.C. Baldwin’s store (1875), an invoice from Charles H. Bryan (freight delivery) for Belding-Corticelli (1917), a poster for J. H. Knapp’s ambulance and funeral service and a wedding book printed to J. H. Knapp ([192-?]), a flyer for Georges Vaillancourt's store (date unknown), three promotional posters for Cercle de Couture Pfaff, Felix I. Lajoie (Coton Wabasso) and J. B. Dionne (dates unknown), two wallpaper sample catalogues from W. E. Dionne & Fils (dates unknown), a programme for the Penman's employee picnic held at Jacques-Cartier Park (22 August 1953), a promotional brochure for Massey-Harris owned by Kenneth Walker (1953), a poster for Fernand Riendeau's ambulance service (ca. 1955), an article “Scientific fish culture in Quebec since 1945” by Louis-Roch Séguin (1957), an article “Étude d’un important projet pour la promotion touristique de la Station Piscicole du Lac Lyster” (1957), a brochure “Eastern Townships Fish Hatchery/Station piscicole des Cantons de l’Est” (1958), a brochure for Camping Piskiart at Lake Lyster (1960s), a ribbon from the Penman's employee picnic held at Crystal Beach in Magog (26 August 1961), two flyers for the Marché Suprême Benoit (1963) and Coaticook Pharmacy, a promotional poster for Michael Élias & Co. (ca. 1964), an article “Trout rearing with the minimum of fresh make-up water possible/Élévage de truites avec le minimum d’eau fraîche de compensation possible” by Louis-Roch Séguin, Benoit Dion and Raymond Charbonneau (1978), a commemorative photo album and medallion celebrating Niedner's 100 years in Coaticook (2014), a profile of H.L. Boisvert mill in "Le Meunier" (1990), and a cabinetry catalogue from Cabico (2014).

Willie E. Dionne

  • CA SHC F045
  • Fonds
  • 1920-1942

The fonds contains information on the business W.E. Dionne & Lestage in Coaticook from 1920 to 1942. It consists of professional correspondence addressed to Willie E. Dionne or Dionne & Lestage, tinsmiths, plumbers and painters, and of press clippings, which consist largely of advertisements for W.E. Dionne.

Dionne, Willie E. (1883-1961)

King Street, Asbestos, QC

Item is a postcard showing King Street in Asbestos around the 1910s by photograph V. Dubois. A handwritten caption reads "1924-25 Looking E [east] from centre of 'Square.' Sunday A.M. People going into Post Office." There are people visible on the sidewalks and two motor vehicles.

Laurier Street, Asbestos, QC

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.'"

fonds Stanstead and Sherbrooke Fire Insurance Company

  • CA SHC F044
  • Fonds
  • 1875-1891

The fonds contains information on the insurance policies issued by the Stanstead and Sherbrooke Fire Insurance Company, likely by the Coaticook insurance agent from 1875 to 1891. It consists of two application registers. The applicants are mostly residents of Coaticook but some are from Stanhope, Moe's River and surrounding areas. Notably, the applications include sketches of the buildings (dimensions and position) to be insured.

Stanstead and Sherbrooke Fire Insurance Company (Sherbrooke, Que.)

Lakeview Hotel in Knowlton

Glass negative of the Lakeview Hotel in Knowlton with a side view of the building and fence as well as some trees and telephone poles.

Wyatt's Store

Glass negative of Wyatt's Store, perhaps in Sutton. There is a man standing outside of the doorway.

Wyatt's Store

Glass negative of Wyatt's Store, perhaps in Sutton. There are four men standing on the porch.

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