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Welcome to the Portraits of Our Ancestors gallery, which includes all the images and videos from the exhibition highlighting various builders of the history of Château-Richer and its region. By clicking on the items, you can enlarge the images and read the description or view the filmed interviews conducted for the exhibition.
Sepia archival photos showing stacks of timber several metres high, forming a long corridor bustling with activity. Some of the workers are busy transferring planks from a horse-drawn cart to the top of one of the piles. In the forefront, on the right, a man in a suit and tie is looking at the camera.
Black and white archival photo of Alvin Baker with a bear and a dog. On the left of the photo, the bear is wearing a chain around its neck and is standing on its hind legs.
Black and white archival photo showing a signpost arch over the lane leading to a white inn that can be sign from a side angle on the right. It reads “The Baker’s Inn.” The inn has a gabled roof with three dormers in front and a chimney at either end. There are six windows on the front of the building. Mature trees line the lane leading to the inn.
Colour photo showing Auberge Baker in the background, with its three dormers and six windows on the front. In the foreground, the inn’s grassy lawn is bordered by a row of shrubs and a mature tree. Part of the parking lot and several vehicles can be seen on the right of the photo.
Black and white archival photo showing a bride and groom surrounded by their elegantly dressed guests in front of Auberge Baker. Everyone is looking at the camera. Behind the group, above the door, hangs a sign reading “ALL YOU CAN EAT 50₵.” In the foreground are plants and bushes.
Black and white archival photo of an advertisement that translates as “We sell and install radio-television appliances of the best-known brands. MARCONI. GENERAL ELECTRIC. PHILCO. Refrigerators. FRIGIDAIRE. GENERAL ELECTRIC. PHILCO. Dryers. “Frigidaire” Automatic Washing Machines. As well as all the electric accessories you need. At the lowest prices around. JOS DROUIN & FILS. Contractor: Plumber/Electrician. Château-Richer. Tel.: 35.” The ad also features photos of a television set and a refrigerator.
Black and white archival photo depicting Joseph Drouin at work in his workshop. He is operating a machine with his right hand while holding the object he is making in his left. On the table in front of him are a number of tools such as hammers and a mallet. The shelves in the background are piled high with various metal objects.
Black and white archival photo of Joseph Drouin in his later years, seated in his workshop and holding two cooper roosters on his lap. On a shelf behind him on the left, we can see pieces of metal pipe. On the right, a larger copper rooster perches on his workbench.
Colour photos showing a copper eagle mounted on a circular stand (left) and a perforated metal candle lantern (right) with a carrying handle on top. There is a small rectangular door on the side and a pipe at the top to insert the candle.
Colour photo of Amanda Gagnon Jalbert holding a bouquet of flowers. She is wearing a white print dress and holding a handbag. On the stage behind her, textile handicrafts are displayed on a table.
Black and white archival photo showing a group of two rows of women posing for the camera in a large room. Those in the front row are seated, with the others standing behind. The only man in the photo, a priest, stands in the centre. Various textile handicrafts are displayed on tables in front of the group.
Colour photo of a room with more than ten large looms.
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