The item is a photograph of a group of miners from the Eustis mines from around 1900, pictured with tools and lunch pails.
The item are lyrics to the "Cookshire Mill Song," composed by William Frazier around 1890.
Item is a photograph of the interior of Waterville TG in January 1993.
Item is a photograph of the employees of Penman's in Coaticook taken in June 1934.
Item is the cover of the Johns-Manville Pictorial News from October 1950, an issue that profiled the company in Asbestos, Quebec.
The item is a photograph of loggers at Hollis Cairns' logging camp in 1897 in Compton County.
Item is a photograph of the employees of Belding-Corticelli factory in Coaticook in 1938, taken on the occasion of the company's 60th anniversary.
The file contains primary source information on Curtis Ross from about the 1920s to 1942. It consists of a Certificate of Honour from the Government of the Dominion of Canada for investing in the Second Victory loan, accompanied by a 1923 Canadian two dollar bill. It also consists of two black and white photographs: one of Curtis Ross and one of his blacksmith shop in Bulwer.
The item contains information on Robert Speer’s activities. It is a newspaper article about Sherbrooke’s industries in the 1930’s.
The item is a photograph of the Celanese Christmas party with a view of the majorettes (Les Tourbillons de Coaticook) in the background in Coaticook in 1968.
The item is a postcard with views of Roxton Mill and Manufacturing Company, the CPR bridge, and waterfalls in Roxton Falls from about 1909.
The item is a postcard with aerial views of Thetford Mines and Johnston's Asbestos Company from 1907
The item contains information on James Miller’s professional life. It is an advertisement for a clearing out sale.
Item is a photograph of the Granby Elastic Web Limited factory in Granby, with Denison Street and railway tracks visible in the foreground, taken around the 1930s.
The file consists of the diary of a young teacher named Mabel during the time of the settlements in the Eastern Townships. The diary is titled "Leaves from the Diary of a Canadian Teacher in 1836". It follows the twelve-week period in which Mabel travels to a town or village to be a teacher (maybe Bondville, Knowlton). It contains information on everyday life, such as the way the houses were built in that area, the accommodations where Mabel was boarding, the type of food she ate and the way religion was celebrated and perceived by some. The author also gives information on many families such as the Furniss', the Burtons, the Carnes, the Murrays and the Wests. She also speaks of a Mr. Gardner, who is later arrested and thrown in the Sherbrooke jail and of a "brother Clifton" who owns a small grist mill. There is also a passage on the economy of the region, in which Mabel explains the process of making "Salts" (a.k.a. potash and pearlash). She mentions some of her students and their academic background, but all in all, there is little information on school life.
Item is a photo album containing 54 photographs of various members of the Snowdon/Maffre family and friends in Montreal, Bolton, Inglis Island, and the Snowdon cottage near Sally's pond, as well as some photos of the areas and cottage itself.
Item is a photograph of employees of the Asbestos and Asbestic Company Ltd., Asbestos, 1904. Included in the photo are: (front, L-R): Gordon Clark, Ted Walsh, Regis Leprise, George Smith, Tom Lefebvre, Unknown, Unknown, Harry Williams (General Superintendent). (second row, L-R): M. Lizotte, David Roy, Unknown, Pierre Champagne, Omar Champoux, James Clark (foreman), Lizotte, Unknown, Johnny Morris, Wilbrod Boisclair. Back: Ed Boucher.
Item is a photograph of the employees of Belding-Corticelli factory in Coaticook in 1938, on the occasion of the company's 60th anniversary.
The item contains information on the Townshippers’ Association cultural activities. It depicts the sugar beet factory of Coaticook in 1880.
The item is a photo scrapbook that contains 230 photographs of individuals within the Labonte/Leonard families. The photos were probably taken between 1910 and 1930.
The file contains primary source information on Cecil H. Bowen's involvement in mining from 1888 to 1910 in Newfoundland, Brazil and the Eastern Townships. It consists of correspondence, prospectuses, accounts, sample analyses, geological reports, and accounts related to the Standard Pyrites Company, which operated a limestone and slate mine in Newfoundland in the 1890s and 1900s. It also includes the rules and regulations of the Pilley's Island (Newfoundland) Board of Health, of which C.H. Bowen was Chairman, correspondence and a travel visa regarding the operation of the Barcellos Gold Mines Ltd. in Brazil from 1889 to 1892 and correspondence and a map related to Cecil's mining rights in the Eastern Townships, particularly in the area of South Ham.
The Pyrites Company was a mining venture Cecil H. Bowen pursued with his brother, Francis (aka Frank) Arthur Bowen.
Item is a photograph of some workers at the brick factory. 1st row : Gérard Bissonnette, ?, Luc Turcotte. 2nd row : Léon Gaulin, ? , Gédén Lavigne. 3rd row : ? , Anatole Gosselin.
The item is a photograph postcard showing Hunting and Kezar's cement manufacturing in Massawippi in 1909.
Item is a photograph of the Canadian Potteries Limited factory in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, with cars visible.
The item is a catalogue from the Vilas Furniture Company in Cowansville from around the 1970s.
Item is a photograph of the the first National Thread plant located on Laurier Ave., Sherbrooke, before the company opened a new one on 10th avenue in 1952.