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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 […]