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Please browse the gallery below for all the images, videos and audio related to Métis-sur-Mer: 200 Years of Shared History. Click on an item to see an enlarged image with description.

Lithograph engraving of the Mitis River Falls. The 90 feet waterfall is represented in the center of the composition. On each side of the waterfall there is a steep rock face and a forest canopy. On the right side a footbridge allows you to approach the top of the waterfall. Two men can be seen silhouetted on the left side of the waterfall standing on a rock cape. In the foreground, two men observe the waterfall from a rock.

Color poster of a cabaret of Petit Metis. The poster shows two characters dancing under a yellow umbrella.The character on the left, a man, is wearing a navy blue jacket, a sky blue high hat and red and blue railed pants. The character on the right, wears a sky blue dress and a red cape tied at the neck with a white ribbon. He wears a black hat with a wide edge and long white gloves. The two figures are holding a sign that reads Minstrel Show Town Hall Friday Aug 16 Little Metis. They are also holding three coloured ribbons.

Black and white photograph of twenty-six members of the Mathewson family gathered at their home in Little Metis for a special event. In the center of the group are Mr. and Mrs. Mathewson.

This is a black and white photograph of a gathering of people at the celebration of Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1897. People are gathered outside in the midday sun. In the center of the scene, a man stands overlooking the crowd around him. In the background are some of the stately homes of Metis Beach.

Black and white photograph of men and women gathered in front of a wooden church at the end of mass. The men are, for the most part, dressed in a dark jacket, a white pentalon and a flat braided hat decorated with a ribbon. The women wear a long white dress and a flat braided hat. In the background, a farm building can be seen behind a clump of mature spruce trees.

Black and white photograph of the tennis courts at the Cascade Golf and Tennis Club. A high wooden fence surrounds the tennis court. Men, wearing white trousers and a white shirt, and women, wearing a long white skirt in a white shirt with long sleeves and wearing a hat, play tennis. On the left side is the club house.

Black and white photograph of the first tee of the Cascade Golf Club. Twenty individuals dressed in the fashion of 1914 watch and wait. Some women are sitting on the grass. In the background, a two-storey cottage with clean Victorian architecture.

Black and white photograph of two men in suits fishing for trout at the foot of a waterfall. Both banks of the stream are rocky. In the background a steep rocky cliff is partially covered by a forest.

Black and white photograph of the interior of the vast lobby of the Boule Rock Hotel. Entirely made of wood, the lobby is bright and tidy. In the center of the space, a carpet covers the wooden floor and we can see a portion of the fireplace mantle made of field stones. Rattan armchairs and tables are distributed throughout the room. Bouquets of flowers are also found on most of the tables and on the floor. Two men and one woman are also seen. The woman is sitting at a desk and seems to be writing a letter. One of the men is sitting at a console table and appears to be reading. The last man sits in an armchair by the fireplace reading his newspaper.

Postcard showing a black and white photograph of the entrance of the Park Wood Hotel. The hotel is a large three-story house with a one-story annex. The hotel is made entirely of wood and is surrounded by a spruce forest. In the foreground of the photograph is the access road to the hotel. On a wire mesh fence is the hotel's wooden sign, which says Park Wood Hotel Log Cabin Camp.

Black and white photograph of the Cascade hotel. The three-storey wooden hotel is located at the top of a steep cliff. The cliff is covered with a forest of spruce and white birch trees. At the foot of the cliff is the rocky beach of Metis. Between the bottom of the cliff and the beginning of the beach there is a small boathouse and changing cabins. Both buildings are made of wood.

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Killiecrankie Inn. In the foreground, a dirt road bordered by a spruce forest. Between the spruce trees on the left side of the road appears Killiecrankie Inn. The inn is a long 2-storey building made of wood. The facade has a veranda invaded by a vine.

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