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Aluminum Cable

Employees monitor the winding of a large aluminum cable onto a large wooden spool.

Appartenance Mauricie Société d’histoire régionale, Rio Tinto Alcan Fonds

Shawinigan is one of the few cities in America where two aluminum smelters and a cable mill were built. Between 1902 and 1954, it was the only city in Canada that produced both aluminum ingots and cable.