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Berthe Desgagnés

A black and white photograph. A woman wearing a light-coloured dress is standing in front of a wooden ship. The woman looks tiny next to the massive ship. In the upper left corner of the photograph, we can see the name of the ship painted on the hull: Mont Royal.

Berthe Desgagnés in front of the Mont Royal schooner, 1940s

Photographer unknown

Source: collection of the Musée maritime de Charlevoix

As a captain’s daughter and sister, Berthe Desgagnés was one of the 20 shareholders of the Chantiers maritimes de Charlevoix shipyards.