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Watercolour by Lady Agnes Macdonald: “From the Beach, looking s. west, Pilgrim Island”

Watercolour painting by Lady Agnes Macdonald showing a view on the St. Lawrence River and Pilgrim Island, and entitled “From the Beach, Looking s. west, Pilgrim Island”, 1880.

Watercolour by Lady Agnes Macdonald: “At the Bathing Place”

“Watercolour painting by Lady Agnes Macdonald showing the view on a beach used for swimming, and entitled “At the Bathing Place”, 1880.

Watercolour by Lady Agnes Macdonald: “At the Beach”

Watercolour painting by Lady Agnes Macdonald showing a view on a nearby beach and its surroundings, and entitled “At the Beach”, September 18 1880.

Watercolour by Lady Agnes Macdonald: “From the Boat House”

Watercolour painting by Lady Agnes Macdonald showing a view from the boat house and its the surroundings, looking toward the St. Lawrence River. It is entitled “From the Boat House”, 1880.

Watercolour by Lady Agnes Macdonald: “Water Lily at Anchor at Sunset”

Watercolour painting by Lady Agnes Macdonald showing a little sailboat anchored in a small bay. The painting is titled “Water Lily at Anchor at Sunset”.

Portrait of James Coristine

This dignified, serene oil portrait of James Coristine was painted by J.C. Forbes in 1881.

Louis St. Laurent

Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent was photographed by George Nakash in Ottawa, c. 1955.

Villa Les Rochers, Coloured Postcard

This undated coloured postcard of Villa Les Rochers was one of a number of postcards of the late Victorian era in Quebec featuring local homes of distinction.

Herbert Symington

Herbert James Symington, president of Trans Canada Airlines and a director of the Canadian Pacific Railway, owned Les Rochers and loved to spend summers there with his family […]

The Old Flag, the Old Policy, the Old Leader

“The Old Flag, the Old Policy, the Old Leader” is a poster (unsigned & anonymous) used during Sir John A.’s last political campaign in 1890.

Old postcards from Rivière-du-Loup

Hand-coloured and black and white postcards from Rivière-du-Loup were popular in the late Victorian age when people of means spent their summers in this area.

Kenneth Molson and His Daughter Jane, c. 1924

Kenneth Molson playing happily with his youngest daughter, Jane Beatrice Molson, circa 1924 in front of his summer house in St. Patrick.