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Rue St-François, Garthby.
CA ETRC P998-2022-061-007 · Item · [ca. 1940]
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Graphic Material collection

This a photograph of the rue St-François, in Garthby, looking north. In the foreground, on the left, the Beaulac hotel. On each side of the street, poles supporting electrical and telephone wires. The bottom of the poles are painted white to be more visible at night. On the first post on the right is an indication of the road number in the center of a maple leaf. The number is 1. In the middle ground, on the right, there is a white oval sign with the name of an oil company: "Imperial". We see in the entrance of this service station the back part of a car.

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, seen from the back
CA ETRC P998-2022-061-012 · Item · [ca. 1925]
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Graphic Material collection

Partial view of the village of Garthby. The photo was taken from the back of the village, looking east. It shows the northern part of the village.

In the foreground, plots of land rather uncultivated, except for a plot in the center left which seems to be a large garden.

The houses that we see there are distributed in the middle of the plan from the left to the right. Completely on the right, the church.

In the background, you can see most of Ward Bay of Aylmer Lake and the Longue Pointe, also known as Maple Point.

Lemay, Noël, 1890-1967
CA ETRC P998-2022-061-015 · Item · [ca. 1935]
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Graphic Material collection

This photo is a partial view of Mirror Lake in Bishopton.

In the first third of the photo, from the right to the left, buildings and a house on a small point of land. To the left of these buildings, driftwood and from the end of the point of land to the left and on the lake, logs tied together to form a floating "barrier". In the distance, hills. At the bottom of the photo, an inscription: "The Pond Bishopton".

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
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 P998-2022-061-042 · 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)
Gertrude Vachon (1919-1998)
CA ETRC P998-2022-061-044 · Item · 1939
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Graphic Material collection

In this photo, Gertrude Vachon (1919-1998) is standing next to her father's car, a 1939 Chevrolet. The license plate of the car is dated 1939. The photo was taken on the grounds of the house of Henri Vachon and Marie-Anne Grégoire in Garthby (now Beaulac-Garthby).

Vachon family (Garthby)
CA ETRC P998-2022-061-052 · Item · [1957 or 1958]
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Graphic Material collection

On this picture, Henri Vachon (1893-1970), Marie-Anne Grégoire (1895-1985) and their four children, sons-in-law and daughters-in-law. From left to right: Ric (Ulric) McKenty (1918-1979), his wife Gertrude Vachon ( 1919-1998), Jeannine Péloquin (1925-2018), wife of Daniel, Henri Vachon (1893-1970), Daniel Vachon (1920-1982), Marie-Anne Grégoire (1895-1985), Renaud Vachon (1922-1997) and his wife Doreen Leblanc (1921-2006), Gaspard Lemay (1917-2020) and his wife, Madeleine Vachon (1917-2004). The photo was taken in the family home in Beaulac-Garthby at 57 St-François Street.

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.

St-Adolphe de Dudswell
CA ETRC P030-022 · Item · 196?
Part of Louis-Philippe Demers collection

The item contains information on Louis-Philippe Demers' interests. It is a post card depicting St-Adolphe de Dudswell. Message on verso : Mme Frank Ménard, St-Adolphe-de-Dudswell, Guide Touristique.