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Category: Object

Axonometric view of the concept proposed in 1991 for the restoration of the Mills site

Axonometric view of the concept proposed in 1991 for the restoration of the Mills site

Axonometric view (also known as parallel projection) of the development concept for the Mills site, as envisioned by Le Groupe Lestage Inc. Aménagement et design urbain, and Gauthier-Guité-Roy […]
The Sault-au-Récollet conservation society

The Sault-au-Récollet conservation society

Poster published in 1977 detailing the multiple concerns of the Sault-au-Récollet conservation society.
Paper pulp mixer

Paper pulp mixer

Mixer that makes pulp out of textile fibres. This pulp was used to make sheets of paperboard. Photograph dated 1942.
The Sault-au-Récollet cider press

The Sault-au-Récollet cider press

Scale model representation of the cider press built by Didier Joubert. It shows the operation of the press and its integration in the building’s structure. This scale model […]
The waterwheel from a hydraulic turbine

The waterwheel from a hydraulic turbine

A waterwheel spun by the water current inside a hydraulic turbine. Left on the ground near the dike, it testifies to the use of the water current on […]
Two turbines in the snow

Two turbines in the snow

Two hydraulic turbines left in the water under the dike during renovations in the late 1990s. They were photographed, covered in snow, in December 2022.
The nail

The nail

We see a heron standing in the shallow waters, and then from the mills’ dike, Mr. Jean Poitras (JPo) tells us how he discovered an old nail as he […]
Artifacts testifying to the presence of the First Peoples

Artifacts testifying to the presence of the First Peoples

The category of small objects is the most prominent. It includes over fifteen beads, knick-knacks, buttons, buckles, pins, the bowl of a pipe with removable mouthpiece, a flint […]
The arrowhead

The arrowhead

Yvon Gagnon (YG), president of the Société d’histoire d’Ahuntsic-Cartierville, tells us about the unearthing of a very old arrowhead during repair work on the square of Church of […]
Gears, wheels and drive belts

Gears, wheels and drive belts

Hydraulic power transmission mechanisms. A: water power is transmitted via gears. B: torque is transferred from one wheel to the other via a drive belt.