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Matane (Bas-St-Laurent) – Lumber Ship In Port

This is a black and white real photo postcard of a ship docked in Matane to load pulp.

The text at the bottom of this postcard reads “Chargement del la pulpe, a Matane, P.Q.”

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July 25, 2010 Posted by | . | , , , , , | Leave a Comment

Moulin a scie (sawmill) | Forestry Fridays: Historic Views of Lumber Mills & Logging Scenes in Eastern Canada

This is a damaged – but still interesting – black and white vintage postcard titled “Vue du moulin a scie”. A “moulin a scie” is the French for sawmill and I believe this is Quebec sawmill not only because it’s in French, but also because it was part of a larger collection of Quebec postcards.

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June 4, 2010 Posted by | . | , , , | 1 Comment

Trois Rivieres, St-Lawrence Paper Mills | Forestry Fridays: Historic Views of Lumber Mills & Logging Scenes in Eastern Canada

Trois Rivieres.-St. Lawrence Paper Mills, Three Rivers, P.Q.

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Trois-Rivieres Hippodrome(Racetrack)

Trois Rivieres, St-Maurice Paper Co. Ltd.

Related Links:

Trois-Rivières — A tale of tenacity: Canadian Geographic Magazine

Montreal Gazette (1947.) St.Lawrence Corporation Directors Inspect Their Three Rivers …

May 13, 2010 Posted by | . | , , , | 1 Comment

Trois Rivieres, St-Maurice Paper Co. Ltd.| Forestry Fridays: Historic Views of Lumber Mills & Logging Scenes in Eastern Canada

Trois Rivieres – St.Maurice Paper Co. Ltd. – Three Rivers, P.Q.

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May 13, 2010 Posted by | 16900022 | , , , | 1 Comment

Temiskaming (Abitibi-Temiskamingue) | Forestry Fridays: Historic Views of Lumber Mills & Logging Scenes in Eastern Canada

 

This is a 20th century view of the Gov’t Dam & Riordon Mills in Temiskaming, Quebec. Riordan Pulp and Paper – like many lumber companies played a crucial part in 20th century colonization pattern in Quebec. It was they who built a pulp mill on the site of the historic Lumsden Mill and then built the town site for what is now known as Témiscaming.

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Further Reading:

Places in Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Les scieries à l’époque du Lumsden’s Mill, 1880-1916  en francais

April 26, 2010 Posted by | . | , , | 3 Comments

Carleton-sur-Mer (Gaspesie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine) Ship Loading Lumber | Forestry Fridays: Historic Views of Lumber Mills & Logging Scenes in Eastern Canada

The text on the postcard reads “Chargeant du bois.-Loading Lumber at Carleton-sur-Mer, Gaspe, P.Q.”

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April 12, 2010 Posted by | . | , , , , | Leave a Comment

Dalhousie (Restigouche, N.B.) – Panorama | Forestry Fridays: Historic Views of Lumber Mills & Logging Scenes in Eastern Canada

This is a vintage, black and white postcard titled “Panorama from Hillside, Dalhousie, N.B.” Read more »

April 2, 2010 Posted by | . | , , , , | 2 Comments

Scotstown (Estrie) – Taylor’s Mills | Forestry Fridays: Historic Views of Lumber Mills & Logging Scenes in Eastern Canada

This is a twentieth century view of Taylor’s Lumber Mills in Scotstown, Quebec.

A history brochure entitled the Upper St.Francis Heritage Trail says:

A lone brick smokestack towering above the water recalls the town’s heyday as a wood-manufacturing centre: the chimney is a remnant of a factory opened here in 1909 by the Guelph Patent Cask, Veneer and Plywood Company of Michigan. Scotstown served as a commercial hub for lumber camps and farms in the district after the International Railway arrived in 1877. At one time, Scotstown boasted several stores, a harness maker, blacksmith, shoemaker, notary and a doctor. George Sherman built the local hotel in 1884. Dwayne Wilkin

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A Bird’s eye view of Scotstown

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Further Reading:

Riverview Cemetery – Compton County, Quebec

March 19, 2010 Posted by | . | , , | Leave a Comment

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