Records With Access Point "Madawaska County"
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Isaac Erb fonds
Fonds - 1900-1910
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Isaac Erb (1846-1924) was born in Kars, Kings County, the son of John Erb and Mary Ann Morrell Erb. He married Frances Huestis and they had two children, John H. and Lavinia F. A professional photographer, his career spanned more than 50 years, from 1870 to 1924. Whether in the studio or on location, Erb’s camera captured the many facets of contemporary Saint John, and his work led him throughout New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Maine. The composition of his portraits and commercial photographs show the artistic temperament of the 19th century cameraman. This personal style continues well into the 20th century. His attention to detail and unique perspective on his subjects contributed in equal parts to his success in a business marked by transiency and brevity. By the end of his career he had produced more than 12,000 images, all of which he meticulously recorded in his logbooks. The approximately 3,400 extant glass negatives make up one of the most comprehensive collection of...
Trestle bridge over the Madawaska River
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The bridge was built to convey a trolley, line from the Murchie Mill to a burning pile on the opposite shore. Dam and mill pond may be seen immediately to the rear. Towards the left background is the school built around 1894.
Panorama of the St. John River valley at Saint-Basile
Item - [ca.1904]
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Taken from the hill behind the village looking down the river, south or south west, from left to right are the village church and the complex of the Religieuses Hospitalière de Saint-Joseph de St. Basile, including convent, hospital and boarding school. The meadow or intervale land along the river was a primary attraction for the Acadiens who first settled the area in the 1790s. Canada is in foreground, the United States on the other side of the river.
Convent and hospital in Saint-Basile of Madawaska
Item - 1903-1904
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Photo taken around 1903 and 1904. The brick building on the left is called Convent. It was built between 1885 and 1889. It first served as a boarding school for girls and boys, as public school and sisters' residence on the third floor (the one with white balconies). In 1902, the boys moved to their own boarding school, (not visible in the photo), behind the hospital. There is a covered corridor joining the two buildings. On the right in the photo, behind elm trees, the wood building with gables is the hospital, Hotel-Dieu of St. Joseph built in 1881. It served for the sick and disabled as well as aging and retired people. In 1916, the hospital moved into the brick building on the left. At that time, the sisters, who belong to the order of Religieuses Hospitalières de St. Joseph, had their own monastery built from 1906 to 1910. A boarding school and chapel was build and completed in 1915, between the two buildings in the photo. The small white building in between is a chapel and is par...
Panoramic view of Edmundston
Item - 1908
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Taken from Madawaska, Maine. The area in the left foreground is now occupied by the Fraser Paper Mill. In the right center is the mouth of the Madawaska, with smoke rising from the old Murchie Mill.
Edmundston ferry
Item - [ca.1910]
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The old overhead cable ferry plied between the New Brunswick shore (foreground) and the Maine shore (background) until the building of the International bridge in the early 20's. The two roads leading away from the Maine shore represent competition in the ferry business. The farm lying between was that of George Bernier. The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad at that time had its northern terminus at Caribou, and all goods for Madawaska, Maine came either up the St. John valley by the Canadian Pacific or overland via the Temiscouata Railway. At that time on solitary customs inspector handled all traffic of the Edmundston-Madawaska port of entry.
Street scene in Edmundston with a view of St. Francis
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The area in the left foreground is now occupied by the New Brunswick Telephone Building. Left background is the Felix Hebert Hotel, long since replaced by the Grand Central. In the right foreground was the home of Fred Laforest, a lawyer who had moved to Edmundston from Fredericton.
Edmundston street scene up Rice Street from Canada Road
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The property at the extreme left behind the board fence was then owned by Thomas Malcolm, who had been involved in the building of the Temiscouata Railway, and also of the International Railway between St. Leonard and Campbellton. The site is now occupied by Edmundston Motors. The Church of the Immaculate Conception is the left background was then the only Roman Catholic Church in Edmundston. In the right background is the old Patrick Lynott house and grounds. The house is the right foreground was once owned and occupied by Honorable J.E. Michaud.