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DMD Contract with Griffith and McNaughton, 1918

As WWI stretched on, it became apparent that soldiers in the frontline trenches of France desperately needed blankets to ward of freezing temperatures, and dry, well-made socks to […]

First Accounts Ledger for Griffith and McNaughton, 1916

Dated July 31, 1916, the first page of this account ledger shows the takeover of the contract for socks and blankets by the Canadian Department of Militia and […]

View of the Dontigny Mill

Sent from Arnprior to Ottawa in 1913, this post card illustrates the McLachlin Brothers’ lumber yards along the Madawaska River. In the foreground of the lumber mill, perhaps […]

Letter from Dontigny and Hughton to J. and S. McEachen, 1895

This letter c 1895, from Dontigny and Hughton, woolen manufacturers, to J. & S. McEachen, merchants in Douglas, Ontario, details the shipment of goods sent along the Ottawa-Parry […]

View of the Kenwood Weaving Room 1947

Taking up a large portion of the Kenwood Factory, the looms in the weaving room manufactured the textile products. These larger looms could be used to make both […]