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Item is a photograph of mounds of ice on the street, left from the St. Francis River flood in Bromptonville in 1948. A bulldozer is visible, pushing the ice blocks from the main street to open the road.

The file consists of one Public Notice dated 12 June 1913, posted by P. C. Duboyce, announcing an election for two school commissioners in the School Municipality of the Township of Cleveland, in Richmond County.

The item contains information on the members and the activities of the Denison Mills Women's Institute. It depicts a member, Bertie, at Thanksgiving in 1959.

Item is a documentary project researched and produced by Barbara Verity and narrated by Joyce Cochrane on covered bridges in the Eastern Townships, produced around 1977. Included in the documentary are images of the covered bridges at Fitch Bay (Narrows), Milby, Capelton, Coaticook (Drouin), Stanbridge East (Monaghan), Melbourne (Creek/Gibson), Highwater (Province Hill/de la Frontière), Gould (Fisher Hill/McVetty-McKenzie), Ste-Catherine-de-Hatley (Rexford), Cowansville (Freeport), Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge (Pike River/des Rivières), and Island Brook (McDermott).

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 a man standing in front of the MacKenzie steel bridge in Richmond over the St. Francis River, probably taken around 1903-1910.

Item is a photograph of the first bridge in Richmond over the St. Francis River, which stood from 1847 to about 1882. It was the longest wooden covered bridge in the Eastern Townships. Cords of wood are seen piled in the foreground of the photograph.

Item is a photograph of the second bridge in Richmond over the St. Francis River, which stood from 1882 to 1901, until it was washed away from ice and flooding on April 7, 1901.

The item contains information on Louis-Philippe Demers' interests. It is a post card depicting mills in Asbestos. Message on verso : Wide Léo Paul Lupi[en], Asbestos, Guide Touristique.

The item contains information on the Baker family's personal lives. It is a farm scene depicting two unidentified young people, with a young man pushing a young woman seated on a wheelbarrow, possibly in the area of Danville.

The item contains information on the Richmond region. It depicts the city of Richmond.

The item is an issue of the newspaper The Richmond Times-Guardian, Vol. 62, No. 50, dated 8 September 1916.

The item is an issue of the newspaper The Richmond Times-Guardian, Vol. 60, No. 53, dated 9 October 1914.

The item is an issue of the newspaper The Richmond Times-Guardian, Vol. 59, No. 38, dated 26 June 1914.

The item is an issue of the newspaper The Richmond Times-Guardian, Vol. 64, No. 27, dated 22 November 1918.

The item is a photograph of Silas Baker on a plow (plough) pulled by a team of horses at the Edwin G. Baker farm on Haslett Road at Danville, likely taken in 1914 or 1915.

The item is a photograph of Silas Baker on a hay cutter pulled by a team of horses at the Edwin G. Baker farm on Haslett Road at Danville, likely taken in 1914 or 1915.

Item is a photograph of a sledge pulled by a team of horses, likely including members of the Baker family at the Edwin G. Baker farm on Haslett Road at Danville, on their way to spread manure by hand in winter, taken in 1914 or 1915.

Item is a photograph of the barn at the Edwin G. Baker farm on Haslett Road at Danville as hay is being hoisted into the hay mow, likely taken in 1914 or 1915.

The item is a photograph of a team of horses pulling a wagon loaded with hay, with Ruth Baker driving, at the Edwin G. Baker farm on Haslett Road at Danville, likely taken in 1914 or 1915.

The item is a photograph of a team hauling a log on a sledge (sled) in winter, likely including members of the Baker family at the Edwin G. Baker farm on Haslett Road at Danville, taken in 1914 or 1915. Also visible is the load binder - the bent stick. The log would be chained to the sled, the load binder attached to the chain, bent over and hooked, thereby applying tension to the chain to hold the log in place.

Item is a reproduction of a postcard depicting what is likely a militia unit at Richmond around 1916. The unit was probably made up of people who were too young or otherwise unfit to serve in the regular forces. The inscription on the verso lists the following names: featuring Rollie Elliot, Chet Kearry, Riggins, Arthur Pope, Elmer Cleveland, Stuart Morrill, ? Blake, Elmer Stockwell, Stuart Only, Eddie Smith, Dan Tounes, Harry Pugh, Stuart Messenger, Henry Smith, Ivan Adams, Leslie Porter, Stuart Hamilton, Arthur Messenger, Russ McKee, Duncan McCallum, Brooks Hamilton, Henry Carson, Bertie Barlow, Herbie Robinson, Ralph MacBain, Serg. ?. The postcard was copied in 2019.

Item is a reproduction of a postcard depicting what is likely a militia unit at Richmond in about 1916. The unit was probably made up of people who were too young or otherwise unfit to serve in the regular forces. The inscription on the verso lists the following names: featuring Rollie Elliot, Chet Kearry, Riggins, Arthur Pope, Elmer Cleveland, Stuart Morrill, ? Blake, Elmer Stockwell, Stuart Only, Eddie Smith, Dan Tounes, Harry Pugh, Stuart Messenger, Henry Smith, Ivan Adams, Leslie Porter, Stuart Hamilton, Arthur Messenger, Russ McKee, Duncan McCallum, Brooks Hamilton, Henry Carson, Bertie Barlow, Herbie Robinson, Ralph MacBain, Serg. ?. The postcard was copied in 2019.

Section includes 1861 population figures per township.