The 1920s Archives | Page 3 of 4 | The birth of Rouyn and Noranda: a mining story

Dumulon General Store Shelves

This photo was taken in the re-creation of the Dumulon General Store which has become an historical site. On the left, you can see household cleaning supplies, including […]

Painting of the Dumulon General Store, the First Post Office in Rouyn.

This painting allows us to see what kind of building was built on the Dumulon tip in Rouyn’s early days. On the right, you can see Jos Dumulon’s […]

Jos Dumulon’s General Store and Post Office

This photo of Jos Dumulon’s General Store was taken before a boomtown-styled front was added to the building in 1925.

A Headframe at the Horne Mine in Noranda

In underground mines, it is necessary to dig shafts and to build a headframe for easy transportation of workers, materials and ores to the surface. This photograph from […]

The Construction Site of the Soon-to-be City of Noranda, between 1926 and 1927

When it was decided that a city should be built, the site located on the north shore of Osisko Lake had to be cleared before construction could start. […]

Prospectors Search Occurrence of Precious Ore Deposits on a Rock Outcrop

When rocks are not outcropped, prospectors must dig in the overburden in order to find the part of the rock that could potentially contain precious ores. To run […]

Interview with Léon Dumulon

Here is an interview with Rouyn’s pioneer Léon Dumulon who built his father’s General Store. Léon Dumulon: I left Ville-Marie to go to Baie Gillies with horses. From […]

The Chong Lee Laundromat Located on Principale Street, Circa 1928–1930

The laundromat on the left in the photo was owned by Chong Lee, an Asian immigrant. Many immigrants from Asia settled in the sister cities in the late […]

Rough Caricature of Yukon Jessie, a Famous Bootlegger

Yukon Jessie, sometimes called Klondike Jessie, but whose real name is still unknown, was a bootlegger in 1925 in the Rouyn township. She worked in many cities where gold […]

The First Police Station and the Liquor Commission Space in Rouyn, 1927

This photo was taken after Rouyn was incorporated into a village municipality on May 6, 1926. Before that, the legislation did not allow the area to establish a […]

Aerial View of Rouyn Township in the Mid-1920s

At the top, you can see the Rouyn village south of Osisko Lake. At that time, about 600 people lived there permanently. The first newcomers settled near Osisko […]

Miner’s Equipment

As working in underground mines is particularly hazardous, miners must use the proper safety equipment. On the top left, there is a boiled leather helmet that was used […]