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S.E.R. No. 16, A.B. Chaffee
Part · [18--?]
Part of William E. Foster fonds

Item is a photograph of a train locomotive on a railway bridge with people standing on and beside it, probably taken in the 1800s. The caption reads: S.E.R. No. 16, A.B. Chaffee.

Hugh Allan's steamer
CA ETRC P038-300-04-06-001 · Item · 1870
Part of Townshippers' Association fonds

The item contains information on the Townshippers’ Association cultural activities. It depicts Hugh Allan's steamboat, the "Orford" and boathouse on Lake Memphremagog in 1870.

First Richmond bridge
CA ETRC P049-009-002 · Part · [187-?]
Part of Richmond collection

Item is a photograph of the first bridge in Richmond over the St. Francis River, which stood from 1847 to about 1882. It was the longest wooden covered bridge in the Eastern Townships. Cords of wood are seen piled in the foreground of the photograph.

Part · 1879
Part of William E. Foster fonds

Item is a photograph of a train wreck between Waterloo and Warden in 1879. The caption reads: "Wreck between Waterloo & Warden 1879. Engine former C.V. 'Governor Payne', Joseph Clark, 1849-50. Passumpsic, 'Orleans'. Operated in mixed, Sorel to Sutton. S.E.R. train carrying load of granite for the construction of Col. A.B. Foster's home at Waterloo;-- C.W. Foster, gave the signal 'all clear' when the mixed was on the right of way. This event ended his railway career. Engr. John Daly, killed."

CA SHC C032-S003-002 · Item · [188-?]
Part of Collection Société d’histoire de Coaticook

Item is a reproduced map showing the railway lines of the Eastern Townships, southern Quebec and the northern part of New England in about the 1880s. The railways lines included are those of the Grand Trunk Railway, St. John's & Montreal Railway, Otttawa & Prescott Railway, Stanstead Shefford & Chambly Railway as well as some American railroads.

CA ETRC P016-001-001-004 · Part · [188-?]
Part of Davidson family fonds

The item is a photograph showing the steamer Lady of the Lake on Lake Memphremagog with Mount Elephantis in the background and an unidentified house in the foreground, probably taken in the 1880s.

Horse and cart
CA ETRC P016-001-001-009 · Part · [188-?]
Part of Davidson family fonds

The item is a photograph of an unidentified man with horse and cart, probably taken in the vicinity of Georgeville in the 1880s.

Brookhouse, Newton, 1849-1917
View of Georgeville
CA ETRC P016-001-001-008 · Part · [188-?]
Part of Davidson family fonds

The item is a photograph of Georgeville with Hotel Elephantis, school, and St. George’s Anglican Church and horses and wagons visible, probably taken in 1880s.

Second Richmond bridge
CA ETRC P049-009-003 · Part · [between 1882-1901]
Part of Richmond collection

Item is a photograph of the second bridge in Richmond over the St. Francis River, which stood from 1882 to 1901, until it was washed away from ice and flooding on April 7, 1901.

Dufferin Street, Sherbrooke
CA ETRC P078-205 · Part · [189-?]
Part of Andrew Sangster fonds

The item is a photograph showing Dufferin Street (formerly Commercial Street) and the Hyatt Bridge in Sherbrooke, around the 1890s. A church is visible in the distance.