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Please browse the gallery below for all the images, videos and audio related to the exhibition. Click on an item to see an enlarged image with description or to play the video/audio clip.
Black and white photograph. This picture gives us a front view of the Champlain coaster in all its length. The ship is light-coloured, with its name written in black lettering on its prow. It is also fitted with two boom masts but does not seem to be carrying any cargo. Three men are standing at the front of the ship, which is floating on the water.
Black and white photograph. This picture gives us a front view of the Fort Liberté coaster in all its length. The ship’s hull is painted black and white, with its name written in black lettering on its prow. It is also fitted with two boom masts but does not seem to be carrying any cargo. Part of a lock canal is visible in the background.
A black and white photograph taken on the deck of the ship, at stern. The ship is filled with rigging, on top of which a woman is seated, facing away. In front of her, the boom mast and white ship’s cabin are visible.
Family tree. The names of J.A.Z., Roland and Maurice Desgagnés appear in bold, along with their date of birth and date of death. Under them are a small motor-powered schooner, and two steel coasters along with their names.
A photograph of the ship l’Aigle d’Océan at dock, front view. The ship is white but has a black stripe on the lower portion of its hull. The name of the ship appears on the upper portion of the hull, just under the portholes. There are little clumps of ice in the water.
A black and white portrait of a young man He is sitting backwards on a wooden chair, with the backrest against his belly. The young man is wearing black, with a white scarf knotted around his neck and a pipe in his mouth.
Geographical map of Quebec featuring the route of l’Aigle d’Océan’s 1966 voyage. Various cities and towns are highlighted on the map of the St. Lawrence, the coast of Labrador and Ungava Bay, for example Montreal (city of departure), Joseph-de-la-Rive, Sept-Îles, Salluit and Great Whales. The map is grey and white, with the route as a dotted green line.
The picture shows a page from a newspaper on which are printed a photograph and an article about the longshoremen’s strike. On the picture, we see a crowd of protesters in front of three men standing on a stage.
Family tree. On the left, the names of J.A.Z., Roland and Maurice Desgagnés appear in bold, along with their date of birth and date of death. Under them are the pictograms of six steel coasters along with their names. On the right and left of the coasters are written the names of the sons of J.A.Z. And Maurice, who founded Groupe Desgagnés in 1972.
Invitation to the blessing ceremony of a ship. The date, time and place of the reception are written on the card. The card is white with black lettering and laid on a red backdrop.
The flag of Groupe Desgagnés floating in the breeze. The name Desgagnés is written in white on a navy-blue background. There is a yellow vertical stripe across the right side of the flag.
Colour photograph. Three steel ships at dock on a cloudy day. They are tied together with blue cables. Their hulls are navy blue and they all have a yellow stripe painted on their chimneys. Their names are printed on their hulls, from left to right: Amelia Desgagnes, Cecilia Desgagnes and Melissa Desgagnes.
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