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Malartic’s rue Royale circa 1940

Black and white photograph of a wide gravel road lined with good-quality buildings. On the left, the sign for Cleman’s store and a hotel. Several cars are parked on either side. In the background, the headframe of a mine shaft.

Date : Circa 1940

Credits : Société d’histoire de Malartic, Musée minéralogique de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue fonds

The photograph shows that rue Royale was still unpaved at the time. It illustrates the difference between the town of Malartic and the squatter village of Roc-d’Or.