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Gaspesian Fishermen at Work, c.1920 / Pécheurs gaspésiens au travail, Gaspé, v.1920

Gaspesian Fishermen at Work, c.1920. Early postcard, published by H. V. Henderson, West Bathurst, N.B. /

Auberge One Ash / One Ash Inn, Gaspé

Ancienne carte postale photographique. (Collection privée) /
Early photographic postcard. (Private collection)

Goélette vue d'une navire, Gaspé, vers les années 1920 / Schooner viewed from the deck of a steamship, Gaspé, c.1920s

Goélette vue d'une navire, Gaspé, vers les années 1920. Carte postale ancienne.

Gare de Bonaventure / Bonaventure train station

Ancienne carte postale des années 1930. (Collection privée). /

St. James Wakeham Hall, Wakeham (Gaspé)

On November 17,1907, construction started on Wakeham Hall , the building that was to become the focal point for the community of Wakeham for many years.

Ville de Gaspé / Town of Gaspé

Carte postale ancienne, vers 1910, Collection privée. /
Early postcard, c.1910. Private collection.

John LeBoutillier: Merchant, Ship Owner, Politician, Statesman (Gaspé, Quebec)

John LeBoutillier, originally from the Isle of Jersey in the English Channel, became a very successful Gaspé merchant and political figure. He was originally employed by the Robin Company, important fish merchants, where he learned the skills of the cod fish trade.

Bonaventure, vers / circa 1910

Ancienne carte postale du village de Bonaventure (partie ouest) en Gaspésie.

The O’Hara Cemetery, Gaspé

Located in the very heart of the city of Gaspé lies an ancient burial ground -- the O`Hara Cemetery. No one knows for certain how many souls were interred in this place. What is certain is that for many years the site was neglected, left to grow up in brush and weeds.