Pictured here is a Marion Electrical Shovel, model 5320, used by the Canadian Johns-Manville.
Le fonds contient des recherches effectuées par W. Gillies Ross sur les sujets suivants : les mines d'Eustis, Capelton et Albert Mines, l'extraction d'amiante à Asbestos, l'épidémie de grippe espagnole de 1918 et l'industrie du granite de Stanstead. Il se compose en grande partie de notes de recherche, de documents de recherche, de photographies et d'histoires orales. Le fonds est organisé selon les séries suivantes : Entrevues (1944-1996), Voyage et recherches à la bibliothèque Baker de Harvard (1887-1996), Jo Cooper (1977-1987), Index des journaux (1971-1975), Recherches dans les Archives nationales du Canada (1903-1921), Publications (1890-1938), Projet du granite (1898-1900,1976), Études sur l'exploitation du cuivre et de la pyrite (1867 [Photocopié] -1996), Recherches sur l’extraction d'amiante et le paysage (1897 [Photocopié] -1965), Recherches sur la grippe espagnole (1918 [Photocopié] -2006), Photographies (1888-1972), Cartes et plans (1767 [Photocopié] -1979), Extraction d'amiante (1950-2004), Études sur les mines - Correspondance (1883 [Photocopié] -2005), Traduction de livre (1995) et Cookshire (1979).
Ross, W. Gillies (1931-2019)La collection témoigne de l’histoire de la région d’Asbestos et du développement de l’industrie de l’amiante aux 19e et 20e siècles ; elle fournit aussi des informations sur la Johns-Manville Corporation. La collection comprend les séries suivantes : Le Citoyen ; Cahiers historiques (1971-1980), Périodiques (Le producteur d’amiante and Johns-Manville News Pictorial), (1948-1976), Photographies ([1897?]-1981), et Documents divers (1940-1971).
Sans titreThe fonds contains records relating to the history, administration, finances, committees, membership, tests, members & coaches, events, special activities, and property of the Club de Patinage Artistique d'East Angus from 1973 to 2002. The fonds contains lists of members, members’ files, skating test records, competition results, financial records, posters and programmes, minutes, souvenir albums, publicity, business reords, reports, by-laws, and correspondence. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Administration (1974-2001), Members (1974-2002), Coaches (1984-2002), Events and Special Activities (1975-2000), Committees (1974-2000), Miscellaneous ([197-?]-2000), Buildings and Property (1973-2000) and Skate Canada (1976-1997)
Sans titreThe series contains information on the events and special activities hosted and attended by the "Club de Patinage Artistique d'East Angus" from 1975 to 2000. It consists of records created and/or accumulated during the club's processes of planning, organizing, hosting, and attending events. The series is comprised of the following subseries: Suzanne Cathcart Competitions (1993-1999), Shows (1975-1998), Grand-Patine-thon (1990, 1996), Championships (1984, 1996), Lac-Mégantic Invitation Competitions (1985-1995), Local Competitions (1980-1995), Denis Beaudoin Competitions (1981-1984), Interpretation Competitions (1981-1987), "Programme Court" Competitions (1983-1987), "Jeux de Quebec" (1975-1995), "Programme Court & Interpretation Suzanne Cathcart" Competitions (1988-1992), Compulsory Elements and Freestyle Regional Competitions (1982-1983), Estrie Invitation Competitions (1986-1992), P.C.P. Competitions (1992-1994), Spaghetti Dinners (1998), Regional Elimination Provincial Championships (1979-1980), Reviews on Ice (1999-2000), and Anniversaries (1993).
Sans titreThe file contains records relating to the P.C.P. Competition attended by the club in 1994. It consists of a booklet that contains the final results of the competition.
Sans titreThe subseries contains information relating to the "Programme Canadien de Patinage" (P.C.P.) Competitions attended by the "Club de Patinage Artistique d'East Angus" from 1992 to 1994. It mainly consists of booklets containing details of the event as well as final results of the competition. The subseries is comprised of the following files: 1992, 1993, and 1994.
Sans titreItem is a photograph of the founding of the town of Asbestos, taken as a group picture of the community.
Pictured here is a P & H Electrical Shovel, with a regular truck to receive all the sediments.
La pièce témoigne des intérêts de Louis-Philippe Demers. C'est une carte postale représentant des moulins à Asbestos. Le message au verso : Wide Léo Paul Lupi[en], Asbestos, Guide Touristique.
Arial photo of the Johns-Manville mine in Asbestos.
Johns-Manville mine is Asbestos taken on April 30th, 1954
Pictured here is an aerial view of the Johns-Manville installation in Asbestos. The caption reads, " Showing Tailings till in area where ore was drawn through 'Block Caving' in underground mine. Mill #3 Centre foreground.
Item is the cover of the Johns-Manville Pictorial News from October 1950, an issue that profiled the company in Asbestos, Quebec.
This graphical element is from the October 1950 edition of the Johns-Manville News Pictorial, which contained an article about Asbestos, Quebec, where Johns-Manville operated the asbestos mine.
Johns-Manville mine on June 25th, 1950
The subseries file contains primary source information on the Bell Telephone Company of Canada in Sherbrooke in 1944. It consists of one telephone directory for Sherbrooke and vicinity, dated June 1944. It also includes information for Lennoxville, Asbestos, Ayer's Cliff, Bishopton, Black Lake, Bury, Coaticook, Compton, Cookshire, Danville, Disraeli, East Angus, East Broughton, East Hereford, Garthby, Inverness, La Patrie, Laurierville, Leeds, Lyster, Magog, Marbleton, Megantic, North Hatley, Plessisville, Richmond, Rock Island, St. Ferdinand de Halifax, St. Malo, Sawyerville, Scotstown, Thetford Mines, Victoriaville, Waterville, and Windsor.
Sans titreAerial view of the different mills used by Canadian Johns-Manville.
The caption reads, "THE C.J.M. CO.LTD. MILIS
As seen from the air.
In the upper right hand corner is the Machine Shop #2 which was vacated in 1942. Nearby are the Main Stores and stores sheds. A little less than top centre is the Shawinigan Water and Power Sub Station. Below that, nearer to the camera is Mill #3 Dryer, Mill #3 and Mill #3 Fibre Storage Shed. Closer to the camera are several large buildings. That in the centre of the picture is Mill 4A. The smaller one at the left is Mill 4 B at the right of these are Mill 4A & 4B Dryers, Plant C Screen Rooms and Plant C Crusher Building."
The file contains photographic information on mines and mining equipment in Val-des-Sources (Asbstos) from 1909 to 1930. It consists of pictures.
Item is a photograph of a snow plow owned by Canadian Johns-Manville at Asbestos in 1929 or 1930.
The caption reads: This Float consisted of a Cyclone Collector, Elbows and ки Ductwork and an aspirating Fan all built by the sheet metal workers Alphonse Poirier, foroman. Alfred Lefebvre, Bob Grimard (truck driver) Nova Blais,
Alphonse Poirier, Joseph Lalancette, Shovel repair foreman Edmond Bergeron, (oxy-acetylene burner) with his bottles of gases and his torch. The boy holding the "Cup" is Bertrand Poirier, son of Alphonse. The two young boys are unknown. The two other men on the truck are also not known."
La pièce est une photographie du char du défilé du Canadian Johns-Manville, Asbestos (actuellement Val-des-Sources), Fête du Canada, 1929, montrant : Alfred Lefebvre, Bob Grimard, Nova Blais, Alphonse Poirier, Joseph Lalancette (à droite, appuyé sur le char), Edmond Bergeron et Bertrand Poirier, ainsi que le studio de photographie Dubois à l'arrière-plan.
Item is a photograph showing a steam shovel and miners, including one identified as Tharé Connolly, Johns-Manville mine in Asbestos in 1928 or 1929.
Pictured here is a group of machinists
Front: Florian Champoux, Alpherie Jutras, George H. Burns
2nd row: Albert Beliveau, Edourd Spenard
3rd row (standing) Lucien Marchand, Philippe Proulx, Roderick MacKenzie, Verron Carson, gerard Delisle, Harold Lockwood and Joseph R. Houle.
Item is a photograph of Jeffrey Mines asbestos pit in Asbestos around the 1910s.
The caption reads: "Looking NORTH through the central portion of the open pit. Year 1928 The old Factory in the background, also the A.A.A.A. playgrounds, baseball, football etc. The grandstand on the initi (sic) right. Beyond playgrounds are houses on Poirier Street."
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.'"
Pictured here is another view of the village of Asbestos.
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.
The caption reads "This picture taken when these men were installing the new machinery in the New Machine Shop, 1913. This shop was used until 1942 when another move was make to a new building on the St George Road. This third machine shop was vacated last year and demolished in this spring 1980."
Front: Clifford Gale, Albert Carneau, Johnny Morris, James Coyle Jr., David Roy. Rear: Bob Williams and Gordon Clark, foreman.
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.