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Sawmills at the foot of the Montmorency Falls

Sepia archival photos assembled to create a panoramic view. The first shot shows dozens of stacks of timber as well as logs floating in the pools at the foot of the Montmorency Falls just to the right, in the background. Several buildings can be seen at the base of the cliff.

Source: Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, P1000,S4,D26,P13, Centre d’archives de Québec collection

This collection of six photographs taken by Louis-Prudent Vallée circa 1875 show the extent of the milling operations at the foot of the Montmorency Falls. After the death of his father-in-law in 1851, George Benson Hall took over the reins of the family business his wife had inherited.