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Photographer: Barry Swackhamer
Taken: August 6, 2014
Caption: The Coteau-du-Lac rapids Marker
Additional Description: Captions (English / French): (top) This painting, done by John Arthur Roebuck, around 1829, depicts the Coteau-du-Lac rapids seen from Prison Island. It shows the octagonal blockhouse on the point, the south trapezoidal-shaped blockhouse at the far left and various other buildings. / Cette peinture, exécutée par John Arthur Roebuck vers 1820, représente les rapides de Coteau-du-lac vus de l’ile aux prisonnier. On y distingue le blockhaus octagonal sur la pointe, le blockhaus sud a la forme trapezoidal, à l’extreme gauche, ainsi que divers autres bâtiments.; (middle) This photograph, taken by William Notman in 1878, shows the crew of a “batteau” shooting the Lachine rapids. / Photographie par William Notman, cette scène illustre l’equipage d’un «batteau» affrontant les rapides de Lachine, en 1878.: Map of rapides on the St. Lawrence at the bottom.
Submitted: May 29, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p309623
File Size: 3.458 Megabytes

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