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Category: Social History

Aerial View of Rouyn and Noranda in August 1933

Aerial View of Rouyn and Noranda in August 1933

Virtually no one lived in the Rouyn township in the early 1920s. But the number of inhabitants grew in 1933, at the time this photo was taken, to […]
The First Streets and Shops of Rouyn in 1926

The First Streets and Shops of Rouyn in 1926

This is an aerial photograph of the Rouyn mining community taken in the summer of 1926. On it is written the street layout of several important streets and […]
March 23, 1986, Referendum Results

March 23, 1986, Referendum Results

This picture, published in the local newspaper La Frontière, shows the results of the referendum held on the amalgamation of the cities Rouyn and Noranda, which occurred on […]
En-d’ssour by Rémi Jodouin

En-d’ssour by Rémi Jodouin

In his autobiography En-d’ssour, Rémi Jodouin, then aged 61, goes into detail on the daily lives of Abitibi mine workers.
The Anthropologist Sylvain Beaupré

The Anthropologist Sylvain Beaupré

Sylvain Beaupré is an anthropologist who specializes in education and employment. His book Des risques, des mines et des hommes, La perception du risque chez les mineurs de […]
Réal V. Benoit: Singer and Miner

Réal V. Benoit: Singer and Miner

Réal V. Benoit is native to Rouyn-Noranda. He is a miner by profession, but he launched his singing career in the 1970s and released three albums over the […]
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