Skip to main content

Category: Object

Equipment Used by Prospectors

Equipment Used by Prospectors

Given that prospectors must live far away from areas of settlement for weeks on out, they needed a lot of material. But because of the remoteness and the […]
A Painting Based on the Legendary Picture of Edmund Horne

A Painting Based on the Legendary Picture of Edmund Horne

This painting demonstrates how the famous prospector still lives in Rouyn-Norandians’ collective memory. The sister-cities named the mine and the smelter after Edmund Horne, as well as an […]
A Now-legendary Picture of Prospector Edmund Horne on a Canoe

A Now-legendary Picture of Prospector Edmund Horne on a Canoe

When Edmund Horne prospected in the Rouyn township in the 1910s and in the beginning of the 1920s, there were neither roads nor railroads. The only way to […]
Inside the Régal Theatre

Inside the Régal Theatre

In Rouyn’s early days, the owner of the Régal Theatre Ms. H.S. Cary used to lend her theatre to community groups that did not have anywhere to meet. […]
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 […]