Lighthouses

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Sainte-Marthe lighthouse and lightkeeper’s house

Sainte-Marthe (today La Martre) lighthouse.

Joe Briard

Photograph taken in front of Joe Briard’s lighthouse and Mooly the horse

Phare

Negative showing the Péninsule lighthouse.

Mealtime

Inside the lighthouse, to the left near the stove, Jack “John” Duheaume

Barometer

Photograph showing the barometer near the lighthouse

Ascah Family

Mrs. George Moody Ascah (Hariet Coffin) with Llord and Mildred

Young man

At the lighthouse in front of the wireless station

James Ascah

James Ascah

The lighthouse in winter

The lighthouse and its outbuildings

Lighthouse facilities

The lighthouse and wireless station Marconi.

Lighthouse

Lighthouse and annexes

A visit from the uncle

A visit from uncle Tom McKinnon from New-Carlisle, deceased in 1915.

Horseback riding

Construction adjoining the lighthouse

Heating at the lighthouse

At the wireless station Marconi chopping firewood

Buildings

Photograph of the keeper’s new house, built in 1927.

Lighthouse facilities

Lighthouse and surroundings

Moment of leisure

George Moody Ascah and Harriet Coffin

Leisure time

Lighthouse surroundings

Marconi station employee room

Workers’ room

Employees

A group of seven men near the lighthouse

Hubert Leigh Ascah

Hubert Leigh Ascah (1884-1963) husband of Elsie Joyce Lemesurier.

Lighthouse keeper

Upon his father James’ death (1830-1915), Bert Ascah (1884-1963), at left, took over as lighthouse keeper; he also worked at the wireless station.

Lighthouse keeper

The lighthouse keeper at his lookout

Interior

Inside the lighthouse

The lighthouse

Photograph showing the 1914 military barracks at centre.

Lighthouse facilities

Lighthouse and its surroundings before 1927

Cliff

Photograph showing the lighthouse’s first foghorn.

Lighthouse

Negative showing a distant view of the Pointe-au-Père lighthouse

Lighthouse

Negative showing a distant view of the Pointe-au-Père lighthouse

Lighthouse

Negative showing the Cap-des-Rosiers lighthouse and the lighthouse keeper’s house

Lighthouse

Negative showing the La Martre lighthouse and the lighthouse keeper’s house

Lighthouse

Lighthouse with decorated columns

Lighthouse

Lighthouse and annexes

Lighthouse

Lighthouse and outbuildings near the dirt road lined by telephone poles

Lighthouse

Lighthouse and outbuildings seen from the road

Pointe-à-la-Renommée

Man standing near the lighthouse

Lighthouse

Pointe-à-la-Renommée lighthouse and outbuildings

Lighthouse

Pointe-à-la-Renommée

Cap de la Madeleine

Panorama of Cap à l’Ours, at Rivière-Madeleine. In the distance, the Cap de la Madeleine lighthouse.

Cap-des-Rosiers lighthouse

Cap-des-Rosiers lighthouse with the old buildings that were demolished in 1956.

Sainte-Marthe lighthouse and lightkeeper’s house

Sainte-Marthe (today La Martre) lighthouse, painted red

Sainte-Marthe lighthouse

Sainte-Marthe (today La Martre) lighthouse, painted red

Sainte-Marthe lighthouse

Sainte-Marthe (today La Martre) lighthouse, painted red

Sainte-Marthe lighthouse and lightkeeper’s house

Sainte-Marthe (today La Martre) lighthouse, painted red

Sainte-Marthe lighthouse and lightkeeper’s house

Sainte-Marthe (today La Martre) lighthouse, painted red

Sainte-Marthe lighthouse and lightkeeper’s house

Sainte-Marthe (today La Martre) lighthouse, painted red

Sainte-Marthe lighthouse and lightkeeper’s house

Sainte-Marthe (today La Martre) lighthouse, painted red

Cap-des-Rosiers lighthouse

lighthouse de Cap-des-Rosiers with current secondary buildings.

Cap-des-Rosiers lighthouse

lighthouse de Cap-des-Rosiers with current secondary buildings.

Cap Chat lighthouse and lightkeeper’s house

Photograph of the Cap-Chat lighthouse and the keeper’s house, built in 1909.

Cap Chat lighthouse and lightkeeper’s house

Photograph of the Cap-Chat lighthouse and the keeper’s house, built in 1909.

The lighthouse behind the “rocher Chat”

Photograph of the top of the lighthouse, with the Le Chat rock.

The lighthouse behind the “rocher Chat”

Photograph of the top of the lighthouse, with the Le Chat rock.

The lighthouse behind the “rocher Chat”

Photograph of the top of the lighthouse, with the Le Chat rock.

Métis-lighthouse and buildings

Métis-sur-Mer lighthouse and outbuildings.

Lighthouse

Wharf with a beacon light. Five men and a woman are in front.

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Cape Rosier Lighthouse

Etching of the Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse, as well as ships sailing nearby. To learn more : Plan for the historical interpretation of the Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse site. Gaspé, Musée de la Gaspésie, 1990. The uploading of this document was permitted with the financial contribution of the City of Gaspé.

Lighthouse on the Bay of Gaspé

Etching of the lighthouse at the top of Cape Gaspé, as well as sailing ships navigating nearby. The uploading of this document was permitted with the financial contribution of the City of Gaspé.

Second Cape Gaspé Lighthouse

Photograph showing the second Cape Gaspé lighthouse, located on the tip of the Forillon Peninsula. To learn more : Normand Lafrenière. Documentary file on lighthouses in the Gaspé. [Gaspé?]. Parks Canada, 1987. 54 pages. Musée de la Gaspésie. The uploading of this document was permitted with the financial aid of the City of Gaspé.

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Cape Des Rosiers Lighthouse

Photograph showing the Cape Des Rosiers beach and, in the distance, the lighthouse.

Cape Gaspé Station

Photograph showing part of Cape Gaspé Station, seen from the top of the lighthouse. We can also see the mouth of the bay of Gaspé and, in the distance, the hills around Percé and Bonaventure Island.

Daytrip to Cape Gaspé

Photograph showing a little boy, Vincent Agnesi, standing on a pile of wood planks in front of Cape Gaspé Station, and in the background, the Gulf of St-Lawrence.

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Pointe-à-la-Renommée Lighthouse

Photograph showing the Pointe-à-la-Renommée lighthouse and another building, probably the former keeper’s house.

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