Potton d’antan – Photos (76-100)

 

76

Province Hill. Circa 1910
Rufus Harvey et Ralph Jones roulent la neige

Province Hill. Circa 1910
Rufus Harvey et Ralph Jones roulent la neige

 

77

Vale Perkins. Circa 1963
Pemière souffleuse à neige de Potton opérée par Fred Jersey

Vale Perkins. Circa 1963
First Potton snowblower operated by Fred Jersey

 

78

Vale Perkins. Circa 1936
Léonard St-Onge; Ford Model-T, 1917

Vale Perkins. Circa 1936
Léonard St-Onge; Ford Model-T, 1917

 

79

Mansonville. Circa 1945
Pont couvert sur la rivière Missisquoi au sud de Mansonville
(anciennement Meig’s Corner)

Covered brige on the Missisquoi south of Mansonville
(formely Meig’s Corner).

 

80

Chemin Province Hill.
Pont couvert construit en 1896

Covered bridge built in 1896.

 

81

Mansonville. Circa 1910. Orford Mountain Railroad.
L’arrivée du train en gare (Maison de Rupert Clark rue Bellevue)

Train pulling in at Station
(Rupert Clark’s house on Bellevue)

 

82

Potton Spring Hotel.
L’arrivée du train à l’hôtel

Guests arriving at the Hotel

 

83

Chemin de l’aéroport. Circa 1915.
Le père de M. Fed Korman et déraillement du train.
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Ferd Korman’s father at train derailment

 

84

Owl’s Head. Circa 1890.
Le Lady of the Lake à quai à l’hôtel Mountain House.

The Lady of the Lake at the Mountain House wharf.

 

85

Anthemis (1909-1954)
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Anthemis (1909-1954)

 

86

Knowlton’s Landing. 1905.
On attend l’arrivée de Lord Grey, Gouverneur Général du Canada

Waiting for the arrival of Lord Grey, Governor General of Canada

 

87

Knowlton’s Landing. 1905.
Inauguration du nouveau quai par le Gouverneur Général du Canada Lord Grey,
qui donna plus tard la coupe Grey au football.

Inauguration of the new wharf by Lord Grey,  Governor General of Canada,
who later gave the football Grey Cup.

 

88

Leadville.
Phare

Lighthouse

 

89

McNeil’s Crossing (Ch. Traver)
George Willard construisit la première manufacture de formes à souliers vers 1907.

McNeil’s Crossing (Traver Rd.)
About 1907, George Willard built the first Last Block Mill.

 

90

Vale Perkins. Circa 1911.
En haut, résidence Labelle devenue plus tard salle communautaire et de danse.
En bas, la fromagerie devenue plus tard une chapelle anglicane.

Vale Perkins. Circa 1911.
Upstairs the Labelle residence later a community and dance hall.
Downstairs, the cheese factory later an Anglican chapel.

 

91

Mansonville. Circa 1915
Windsor Block. Ancienne ferronnerie devenue le magasin Giroux.

Old hardware Store, today’s Giroux Store

 

92

Mansonville. Circa 1915
Le magasin général de William Oliver sur la rue Principale.

William Oliver’s General Store on Main Street

 

93

Mansonville Station (Highwater). Circa 1910.
Magasin Champion

Champion Store

 

94

Highwater. Circa 1930.
Douanes en face du Highwater Inn

Custom House across from Highwater Inn

 

95

Mountain House Hotel. Circa 1890.

Mountain House Hotel. Circa 1890.

 

96

Mountain House Hotel. Circa 1890.
Vue direction sud. Le Mountain Maid près du quai.

Mountain House Hotel. Circa 1890.
View to the south. The Mountain Maid near the wharf.

 

97

Mountain House. Circa 1890.
De belles vacances.
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Mountain House. Circa 1890.
Happy holidays.

 

98

Mountain House. Circa 1890.
Salle à manger.

Mountain House. Circa 1890.
Dining room.

 

99

Mountain House. Circa 1890.
Salle de billard.

Mountain House. Circa 1890.
Billiard room.

 

100

Mountain House. Circa 1890.
Tennis sur gazon.
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Mountain House. Circa 1890.
Lawn tennis.