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CA ETRC P998-2022-061-024 · Item · [ca. 1920]
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Graphic Material collection

In this photo, you can see the Garthby wharf with its pergola in the middle of the picture.
In the foreground, a wooden boom attached to the shore.

In the foreground, what appears to be a large pile of boards. In the middle of this pile, a post supporting a wire.
In the background, the shoreline of Aylmer Lake and hills in the distance.

Completely to the right, near the edge of the lake, a house and two outbuildings and a little further on, two other small buildings.

The orientation of this photo is east-northeast.

Lemay, Noël, 1890-1967
"Central square" in Garthby
CA ETRC P998-2022-061-008 · Item · [between 1915 and 1920]
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Graphic Material collection

On this photograph, we see to the right a vintage truck, parked on street side, facing left. On the side of the truck box, we can read "ELZ. COTE & "; the rest is outbound. On the left, the Beaulac hotel. In the middle, a man seen from behind, hands crossed behind and partially hidden by a fence in the foreground. In the lower left part is engraved by hand on the photo: "Garthby, Que. «Carré central» " and the initials of the photographer "NJL" for Noël Joseph Lemay.

Lemay, Noël, 1890-1967
Village of Garthby Station.
CA ETRC P998-2022-061-011 · Item · [after 1920]
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Graphic Material collection

This photo shows a view of the village of Garthby Station. The village is built on a hillside.
The photo was taken from the roof of one of the two boat storage buildings located on the shore of Aylmer Lake, looking north-northeast.
The road in the foreground is dirt and almost all the houses are covered with unpainted boards. In the center are two larger buildings: the school and the church.
In the foreground, from left to right, the main railroad track and two yard tracks, one on each side of the main track.
In the midground, on the right, the village sawmill and across the railroad, many wood piles.

Lemay, Noël, 1890-1967
Garthby, St-Jacques street.
CA ETRC P998-2022-061-030 · Item · [ca. 1920]
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Graphic Material collection

This is a photograph taken around 1920 in Garthby (now Beaulac-Garthby). The photographer was standing at the bottom of St-Jacques Street, looking west-northwest. In the foreground, the railroad tracks. On the left, the J. H. Dionne general store (hardware-wholesale). From the foreground, on the right, going up the street: Mr. Arthur Morin's house, the Beaulac Hotel, the A.-A. Jacques general store, Alexandre Drouin's house, Euclide Grenier's house, the presbytery. In the background, behind the A.-A. Jacques store, the church tower. Note the wooden sidewalks.

Lemay, Noël, 1890-1967
Four tug boats in Garthby
CA ETRC P998-2022-061-037 · Item · [ca. 1920]
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Graphic Material collection

In this photo, four tugs side by side. From left to right: the Marine, the C.C. Wilson, the McCrea and the Tobin. On the three tugs on the right, men who seem to be installed for photography. On the C.C Wilson, four men on top of the cabin and one sitting on the boat's chimney.

Lemay, Noël, 1890-1967
CA ETRC P998-2022-061-018 · Item · [between 1915 and 1920]
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Graphic Material collection

The photograph represents "La Marine", a tugboat on Aylmer Lake. The shape of the hull is rectangular. It is topped by a cabin, which is itself topped by a wheelhouse. The front of the deck is clear. Three people can be seen standing there. Smoke is coming out of the chimney. A boat is attached behind.https://townshipsarchives.ca/image-18-3/edit#

Lemay, Noël, 1890-1967
CA ETRC P998-2022-061-034 · Item · [between 1915 and 1920]
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Graphic Material collection

Partial panoramic view of Garthby.

This panorama is made up of two juxtaposed photos, taken from the church tower. The orientation of the view is east-southeast.

The lower half of the panorama shows part of the village of Garthby. The upper half shows Aylmer Lake.

In the middle ground, on the left, the wharf.

Lemay, Noël, 1890-1967
CA ETRC P998-2022-061-042 · Item · [ca. 1915]
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Graphic Material collection

On this picture, the house of Cléophas Grégoire and some people. From left to right: Léonida Bernier, Réjeanne Grégoire, Adrienne Grégoire, Marie-Anne Grégoire, Ernestine Bernier, Valérie Bernier, Adjutor Grégoire, Marie Marcoux with a child sitting on top of her (second wife of Cléophas Grégoire), Cléophas Grégoire and Amanda Lizotte (wife of Louis Tessier).

Vachon family (Garthby)
CA ETRC P998-2022-061-014 · Item · [ca. 1915]
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Graphic Material collection

On this picture, the church and the presbytery of Garthby, photographed from St-Jacques street. The photographer is standing a little below on St-Jacques street which slopes down to the bottom of the village. The gaze is directed towards the north. The two buildings are seen from bottom to top, the presbytery on the left and the church on the right.
In the center, at the bottom of the photo, the inscriptions engraved on the negative of the photo: "Garthby, Que." underneath "Eglise et Presbytere" (sic), and at the bottom right, the initials "NJL" for Noël Joseph Lemay.

Lemay, Noël, 1890-1967
A pontoon on Aylmer Lake
CA ETRC P998-2022-061-020 · Item · [ca. 1915]
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Graphic Material collection

In this picture, we see a large two-story pontoon — possibly the floating cottage of the Smith family. The first floor is closed and the second floor is partially open. The rear two thirds of the pontoon consists of a gallery topped by a roof. The front part of the second floor is partially closed. Some people can be seen there. At the front, a small bridge. A rowboat is moored along the pontoon; it is covered on almost all its length by a roof.

Lemay, Noël, 1890-1967
CA ETRC P998-2022-061-025 · Item · [ca. 1910]
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Graphic Material collection

Garthby baseball team and a Ford 1908 Model T.
The men are standing around the car or sitting in the car. One man holds a baseball glove and two others each hold a baseball bat. Some men are wearing jackets and ties.
Noël Lemay is sitting in the back of the car. He wears a mustache and goatee, drawed on the original photo.

Lemay, Noël, 1890-1967
CA ETRC P998-2022-061-029 · Item · [between 1905 and 1910]
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Graphic Material collection

This picture shows one of Noël Lemay's brothers, his sisters and a sister-in-law.
In the back, from left to right: John Lemay, Donalda Lemay (Mrs. Carleton), Georgine Lemay and Mary Lemay (Mrs. Lapointe).
In front of John: Aimée Lemay (Mme Mercier).
In front, Victoria Desrochers (widow of Victor Lemay, Noël's brother) and Camille Lemay (Mme Valade).
In the center, between Victoria and Camille: Lydia Lemay (Mrs. Vincent).
They are wearing very nice clothes. The ladies' dresses are particularly elaborate. The Lemay sisters were talented seamstresses.

Lemay, Noël, 1890-1967
Horse teadmill.
CA ETRC P998-2022-061-039 · Item · October 1909
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Graphic Material collection

Inscriptions on the back of the photo:
"Garthby west (sic) 1909 October.
Horse power used for sawing firewood. The work was done at Auguste Grenier's house. The house is in good condition, built by G. Father Félix around 1860.
From left to right: Lédonia Grenier, Auguste Grenier, Adolphe Coulombe, Géraldus Grenier, Hercule Vachon."
G father = Grand Father

Vachon family (Garthby)
CA ETRC P998-2022-061-001 · Item · [1909?]
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Graphic Material collection

Item is a photograph of six people pictured in two cars. The cars are parked on a road with trees in the background. There are four people visible in the car on the left, and two people visible in the car on the right. The woman in the car on the right is Georgiana Lemay, Noël Lemay's sister. The cars both carry New Hampshire license plates, one of which was issued in 1909. The location of the photograph is unknown, though the New Hampshire license plates may indicate New Hampshire as the location.

Lemay, Noël, 1890-1967
CA ETRC P998-2022-061-043 · Item · [ca. 1902]
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Graphic Material collection

Family of Pierre Vachon (1853-1930) and Agnès Gosselin [1855-1942].
In the back, from left to right: Philomon, Clodomir, Laura, Roméo, Ludivine, Omer and Eméril.
In front, from left to right: Marie-Louise, Stanislas, Henri, Hercule and Marie-Anne.
In the center, Agnès Gosselin and Pierre Vachon.

The photo was taken on the front porch of the family's home.

Vachon family (Garthby)
Bargain
CA ETRC P005-002-001 · Item · 1882
Part of George Frederick Bowen fonds

The item contains information on Georges Frederick Bowen's professionnal life. It is a letter offering to bargain with another proprietor to solve a mistake made by the Municipality of Weedon, sent by the British American Land Company, represented by L.B. Langford.