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Photographer: Barry Swackhamer
Taken: August 5, 2014
Caption: The Hudson’s Bay Company in Lachine Marker
Additional Description: Captions (English / French); (top right) In 1833, George Simpson, then Governor of the Hudson’s Bay Company, built his residence on the present site of the chapel of the Sisters of Sainte-Anne. / En 1833, George Simpson, alors gouverneur de la Compagnie de la Baie d’Hudson, fit construire sa résidence sur l’emplacement actuel de la chapelle des Soeurs de Sainte-Anne.; (bottom right) Lachine was the starting point for George Simpson’s trading post inspection tours. / C’est de Lachine que partait George Simpson lorsqu’il entreprenait sa tournée d’inspection des postes de traite. 1255 Boulevard Saint Joseph
Submitted: April 2, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p304435
File Size: 3.489 Megabytes

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