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Category: The 1930s

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 […]
Miner’s Equipment

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 […]
Fire-Rangers’ Cabin on Rouyn Lake

Fire-Rangers’ Cabin on Rouyn Lake

These fire rangers were stationed on the shores of Rouyn Lake and lived in this log cabin. Back then, the lake was the main way to reach the […]
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.
Two Minors in the Depths of the Earth

Two Minors in the Depths of the Earth

Noranda, 1936. Two miners using mechanical drills in a Horne mine roadway.
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