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A Settler from Laferté with his Belongings

Black and white photograph of a cart, filled to the brim with furniture and boxes, being pulled by two horses driven by a man sitting on the goods. Given the snow, the cart is on skis and the man is dressed warmly. A wagon bearing the inscription "Canadian National” is in the background.

Date : 1933

Credits : BAnQ Rouyn-Noranda, Canadian National fonds. 08Y,P213,P222.

The National Transcontinental railway opened Abitibi to settlement. In 1912, trains started to run and newcomers formed parishes along the railway line. For Abitibians, the railway meant connections to nearby communities and to the rest of Quebec.