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.
Item is a photograph showing miners at the Jeffrey Mines in Asbestos around 1905.
The caption reads: This is how stripping was done about 1905 and until 1914. Horses hauled dumpcarts which were loaded by hand, to the dump. Sometimes the drivers, mostly young boys employed by the contractor, would back the cart too close to the edge of the dump and when the latch was released and the load did not slide out easily, everything went, load of earth, dumpcart, and the poor old horse. In most cases that was the end of the horse. The harness was stripped off and the horse shot and buried by suceeding loads of earth. Incidentally the "Dirt Dump" was along side of the Danville road just a short distance below the "Square"
In this picture it is possible to see three separate pits. The small cabins on the edge of the pit were for the signal boys. The hoist operator could not see into the pit or even see the platform where the derrick boxes were dumped into the ore cars. so boys were placed where they could be seen by the hoist operator and the men in the pit. They used paddles about the size of a Ping-pong paddle or bat. These were brightly painted, mostly white with a ex red centre like a large target, bull's eye. With these they transmitted signals from the pit crew to the hoistman. There were two boxes to a hoist. While one was being hoisted and emptied the pit gang were loading the second. When they had loaded and hoisted 100 boxes their day was finished. Starting at 6,30 A.M. to 12.00 noon, one hour for lunch, restart 1.00.P.M. until the 100 box was dumped which was anywhere from 1.30 to 3.00 P.M. These same boxes were used to lower and raise the men into and cut of the pit."
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.
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 a P & H Electrical Shovel, with a regular truck to receive all the sediments.
Pictured here is the skating rink on the corner of St. Aime Street and St. George Street.
The verso reads, "Village of Asbestos as seen from main office / Skating rink in the foreground / Corner of St. Aime and St. George Streets."
Pictured here is another view of the village of Asbestos.
Item is a photograph of St. John's Anglican Church, in Gallup Hill, near Melbourne.
Item is a photograph of a barn that was used by Tom Andrew's for blacksmithing, near Denison's Mills. He was known for making knife blades.
Item is a photograph of Gibson's Pond located in Danville.
Item is a photograph of Main Street, located in Danville.
Item is a photograph of Station Street located in Danville.
Item is a photograph of the Danville Academy building.
Item is a photograph of Main Street in Richmond, part of the Anglican and United churches are visible.
Item is a photograph of St Anne Anglican Church located in Richmond.
Item is a photograph of Main Street in Richmond, looking south, with a horse-drawn buggy visible.
Item is a photograph with a view of Main street in Richmond, looking north.
Item is a photograph of the town of Windsor Mills seen from across the St. Francis River.
Item is a photograph of the Canadian Johns-Manville Company located in Asbestos.
Item is a photograph of the town of Melbourne, with the surrounding landscape visible, including the St. Francis River. The College is visible on the hill in Richmond.
Item is a photograph of Main street in Richmond flooded during the month of April.
Item is a photograph of a quarry in Kingsbury, a horse pulling a cart of lumber is visable.
Item is a postcard of the rebuilt St. Francis mill, of the Canada Paper Company, at Windsor.
Item is a photograph of the Springvale Mill in Windsor.
Item is a photograph of the dining room at the Coney Island Hotel.
Item is a photograph of a street in Richmond during a flood.
Item is a postcard of the Coney Island resort, with the dance pavillion visable.