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Category: Water

Timber Slide, Ottawa c. 1880

Timber Slide, Ottawa c. 1880

A frequent sight on the canal, and not far from the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, was that of timber slides going over the Chaudière Falls, c. 1880-1900.
Coloured Illustration of Rivière-du-Loup

Coloured Illustration of Rivière-du-Loup

“Rivière-du-Loup, or Fraserville, on the Saint Lawrence River, the Eastern Terminus of the Grand Trunk Railway, from a sketch by G. H. Andrews” Originally published in the Illustrated […]
Watercolour by James Peachy

Watercolour by James Peachy

Watercolour by British/Canadian artist James Peachy, from 1785, depicting some of the native peoples of Quebec.  
Murray Bay Steamship

Murray Bay Steamship

The Murray Bay Steamship, transporting passengers on the Saint Lawrence River, photographer and date unknown. Canada Department of Mines and Resources.