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Category: Formal Portrait

Major General Edmond de Bellefeuille Panet, hero of the First World War and the first Chief of the Liquor Police in 1921.

Major General Edmond de Bellefeuille Panet, hero of the First World War and the first Chief of the Liquor Police in 1921.

In the early days of this provincial police force there were 35 officers, sub-inspectors and inspectors who were quickly nicknamed “the liqueurs”. Initially called the “Surveillance Service” of […]
Émile Lévesque and Vic Soucy.

Émile Lévesque and Vic Soucy.

After 50 years of married life, Émile died in September 1979 and his wife, Victoria, in November 1980. They passed on their seeds of wisdom: Take the time […]
Portrait of Maxime Albert.

Portrait of Maxime Albert.

Initially a farmer and merchant, Maxime Albert was also very involved in smuggling alcohol. He quickly became the richest businessman in Saint-Hilaire. A great fishing enthusiast, in the early 1920s […]