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Photographer: Barry Swackhamer
Taken: August 5, 2014
Caption: Lachine: Gateway to the Northwest Marker
Additional Description: Captions (English / French): (top right) Reconstruction of the departure of brigades of “voyageurs:. Every spring the canoes set out for Fort Williams loaded with trading goods. In the fall, they returned to Montréal laden with the furs harvested during the winter. Spring Brigades Leave Montréal for the West. / Reconstitution du départ de «voyageurs». Chaque printemps , les canots partent pour Fort Williams, chargés de marchandises de traite. Ils reviennent à Montréal l’automne suivant, lestés des fourrures récoltées durant l’hiver.; (bottom right) Canoes were used for transporting light goods while the flat-bottomed bateaux carried the heavier goods via the Great Lakes. It was virtually impossible to make the round trip in one season. / Alors qu’on réserve les canots pour les marchandises légères, les «batteaux» à fond plat transportent les produits le plus lourds via les Grand Lacs. Toutefois l’aller-retour en une seule saison est pratiquement impossible. Bateau descendant les rapides de Lachine. P. Kane, 1843
Submitted: April 2, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p304437
File Size: 3.434 Megabytes

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