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Studio Arthur Gendreau: Historic Photographs of Ste-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere (1/3) | Kamouraska, Qc

Photograph by courtesy of Brian O'Hara.

A few months ago reader Brian O’Hara left a comment on one of my Ste-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere, Quebecpostcards saying:

I can see my great uncle Arthur’s house on the left side of the street (the one with the dormer windows). This photo was probably taken by him. He ran his business out of this house – “Arthur Gendreau Photography”. Comparing it to some photos that I have, I would say this picture was taken about 1920.
Brian O’Hara

 Our correspondance continued privately and I can’t tell you how delighted I was when Brian offered to let me publish some of his uncle’s photographs. I was delighted because there are many descendants of the Ste-Anne-de-la Pocatiere area living all over North America, and there is a great hunger from those descendants to see what it looked like in “the olden days”. Read more »

February 8, 2010 Posted by Evelyn Yvonne Theriault | . | postcard, postcards, Ste-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere, vintage postcard | 2 Comments