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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        Business and commerce

          2320 Archival description results for Business and commerce

          2204 results directly related Exclude narrower terms
          Half Way Hotel, Hereford
          CA SHC C018-006 · Item · [191-?]
          Part of Collection James Allard

          Item is a photograph postcard of employees of the Half Way Hotel, probably including Pierre Couturier, in Hereford from around the 1910s.

          CA ETRC P173 · Fonds · [1783 - photocopied ca. 1999]-2005

          The fonds contains primary source information on the family life; social, religious and economic activities; and education of various members of the Baldwin family, May family and other relatives and friends during the 18th to 21st centuries. It also contains historical information on the Stanstead County and Barnston Township areas, as well as genealogy. The majority of the records were produced in the Eastern Townships, many come from the New England states as well as across Canada and worldwide. It consists primarily of personal and business correspondence, postcards and photographs, maps, historical notes and family history. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Baldwin family ([1783 - photocopied ca. 1999]-2005), May family (1863-[1988, photocopied 2022]), Other Correspondence ([18--]-1970), Genealogy (1832-1999), Photographs ([185-?]-1995), Subject Files and Historical Research (1842-2002), Ferrin Family (1811-1974), Mead Family (1832-1853, 1917, [1934-1948?]), and Stevens Family (1910-1961).

          Elvyn M. Baldwin (family)
          Collection Susan Beaton
          CA SHC C003 · Collection · 1816-1899

          Collection primarily contains information on the businesses and families of Barnston and Coaticook from 1816 to 1899. It consists of receipts, invoices, correspondence, historical research, an account ledger, land deeds, a marriage contract, a permit, and birthday books.

          Collection Jim Belknap
          CA SHC C002 · Collection · 1851-1934

          Collection presents information on business and commerce in the Coaticook area from 1851 to 1934. It consists of photocopies of invoices and newspaper clippings.

          CA ETRC P214 · Fonds · 1853 - 2015

          The fonds consists of primary source material on the Woodman family. It contains photographs, correspondence, wills, financial receipts, press clippings, autograph books and medals from the First and Second World War. It contains the following series: Joshua Woodman (1864), Albert Alonzo Woodman (1853-1896), Albert Alonzo Woodman Jr. (1882-1921), Milton A. Woodman (1900-[194--]), John Woodman (1917, 1947), The McKee Family (1898-1921), Murray A. Milton Woodman (1960-1972), Peter A. Woodman (1945-2010), Keith Woodman (2009), Woodman Family Photos ([19--]-[20--]), Other Family Photos ([18--?]-[19--?]), Woodman Genealogy ([19--] -[20--?]), Miscellaneous (1875-2010) and Dorothy Jane Neill Woodman (2005).

          Woodman Family
          George McDuffee
          CA SHC F025-S006 · Series · 1859-1879
          Part of Fonds Dresser Family

          Series presents information on the business dealings and property of George McDuffee from 1859 to 1879. It consists of correspondence regarding the business relationship between George McDuffee and John S. Wark in 1859 and a home insurance policy from 1879. George McDuffee owned the house at 97 St-Paul Est Street, which was later purchased by the Dresser family.

          CA ETRC P006-010-001-009 · Part · [186-?]
          Part of Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds

          The item is a group portrait photograph of (left to right): Dr. F.J. Austin, John Hallowell, Tom Tuck (druggist), Stephen Edgell, Dr. E. Worthington, F.A. Bowen, Ned Clark, Albert Symmes, Ned Bowen, and E.P. Felton, taken in Sherbrooke around the 1860s.

          Commerce and industries
          CA SHC C032-S001-D006 · File · 1875-2014
          Part of Collection Société d’histoire de Coaticook

          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).

          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.)
          Georgeville
          CA ETRC P016-001-001-005 · Part · 1888
          Part of Davidson family fonds

          The item is a photograph of Georgeville with general store and Levi Bigelow’s inn visible, taken by Alan McDuff in 1888.

          Business Affairs
          CA ETRC P058-002-16-002 · File · 1888-1955
          Part of Herbert Derick collection

          The file contains primary source information on the business affairs and property of Morris (a.k.a Mott) C. Derick in Noyan from 1888 to 1955. It consists of deeds of sale, loan agreements, business correspondence, receipts for milk, a journal, court papers, and documents regarding the estate of M.C. Derick.

          Wyatt's Store
          CA BCHS BCHS202-S2-D2-P04 · Item · [ca. 1890-1917]
          Part of Sally E. Wood fonds

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