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Boy and dog cart, Cape Gaspé, 1948

Boy and dog cart, Cape Gaspé, 1948. Photo - Verle F. Brower / courtesy of Bill Bojanowski.

Lighthouse, La Martre, 1948

Lighthouse at La Martre, 1948. Photo - Verle F. Brower / courtesy of Bill Bojanowski.

Cod fishermen, Cape Gaspé, 1948

Cod fishermen, Cape Gaspé, 1948. Photo - Verle F. Brower / courtesy of Bill Bojanowski...

Souvenirs de/from Gaspé!

Carte postale, vers les années 1950. (Collection privée) / Postcard, c.1950s. (Private collection)

Hôtel Battery Park / Battery Park Hotel, Gaspé

Ancienne carte postale, vers les années 1930. (Collection privée) / Early postcard, c.1930s. (Private collection)

New Darien Camp, Grand Cascapedia

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

Rue Main / Main Street, Grand Cascapedia

Carte postale, peinte à la main, vers 1910. (Collection privée) / Postcard, hand-painted, c.1910. (Private collection)

The City of Gaspé

Historic and cultural town

Gaspé - Gespeg: a Micmac word meaning "land's end". More than 15 000 people are living on its territory that extends over 1 440 km2 and 130 km of coastline.

In 1534, the navigator Jacques Cartier from Saint-Malo, then on his first voyage to North America, found a safe harbour in Gaspé Bay. There, he erected a cross by way of taking possession of the territory on behalf of François 1er, King of France. That is why Gaspé is called the "Birthplace of Canada".