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The beginnings of the city and the port
DEBUT DE LA VILLE ET DU PORT
DEBUT DE LA VILLE ET DU PORT
The beginnings of steam navigation
D BUT DE LA NAVIGATION A VAPEUR
D BUT DE LA NAVIGATION A VAPEUR
1890 (approx.) - Ice bridge at the foot of Berri Street. This ice bridge connected the island of Montreal to Longueil on the South Shore.
PHOTO 1624 pont glace c1890
PHOTO 1624 pont glace c1890
1900
Teams working on dredging.
PHOTO 1754 EQUIPE DRAGAGE
PHOTO 1754 EQUIPE DRAGAGE
Early 20th century - The
St-Pierre
tugboat of the Sincennes-McNaughton company
APM 0603
APM 0603
1910 - Steam locomotive
APM 0620
APM 0620
1910 - Unloading grain from the SS
Prinz Oscar
using the floating crane
APM 0645
APM 0645
1910 - Dredging operations near Elevator 2 (opposite the Bonsecours market)
PHOTO 3144 DRAGAGE 1910
PHOTO 3144 DRAGAGE 1910
1910 (approx.) - Floating crane loading a wagon
APM 0640
APM 0640
1914 - H.C.M. steam locomotive No. 7.
PHOTO 0619 LOCO VAPEUR HCMNO7 1914
PHOTO 0619 LOCO VAPEUR HCMNO7 1914
1915 - Loading grain into a ship at Section 25 (south of Papineau Avenue)
PHOTO 2257 DECHARGEMENT GRAIN 1915
PHOTO 2257 DECHARGEMENT GRAIN 1915
1919 - View of the activity on the quay of the Market Basin (today the Clock Tower Basin). On the left is the Robert MacKay ship.
PHOTO 2272 ACTIVITE BASSIN MARCHE 1919
PHOTO 2272 ACTIVITE BASSIN MARCHE 1919
1920 (approx.) - Unloading of coal from England
PHOTO 4252
PHOTO 4252
1928 - A horse-drawn wagon in a freight elevator in the harbor
PHOTO 3624 MONTE CHARGE RAPPORT ANNUEL 1928 600dpi
PHOTO 3624 MONTE CHARGE RAPPORT ANNUEL 1928 600dpi
1936 - Unloading of grain from the
Brookton ship
at Elevator 3 (now CanEst). Photo: Millar Studio
APM 0653
APM 0653
1945 - Clearing of ice accumulated on the docks near the cold storage warehouse (south of Atataken Street)
APM 2480
APM 2480
1948 - Group of employees from the electrical department
APM 1475
APM 1475
1950 (approx) - The MV
Pilsudski
APM 0562
APM 0562
1950 (approx.) - Handling of cement bags. Photo: Armour Landry
APM 1000
APM 1000
1951 - Cruise ship escorted by a Sincennes McNaughton tugboat. Photo: Bert Mason & Son
APM 1761
APM 1761
1952 - Loading of heavy equipment. Photo: Graetz Bros. Limited
APM 1017
APM 1017
1960 (approx.) - Grain unloading operation from the MV
Scott Misener
at Pier 1 (Section 15, across from the present Grand Quay)
APM 0769
APM 0769
1961 - Towing of a caisson by tugboats Yvon Dupré, Le Rival and the Graeme Stewart (photo: Richard Arless Associates)
APM 0608
APM 0608
1962 - D-3 Diesel Locomotives
APM 0624
APM 0624
1962 - Helga Dan Ship
PHOTO 4327
PHOTO 4327
1964 - Grain loading operation at Elevator 4 (grain terminal, south of Viau Street)
APM 0870
APM 0870
1964 - National Harbours Board (NHB) D-5 diesel locomotive
APM 0625
APM 0625
1965 - National Harbours Board (NHB) D-1 diesel locomotive
APM 0622
APM 0622
1965 - National Harbours Board (NHB) D-4 diesel locomotive
APM 0623
APM 0623
1966 - The MV
Thora Dan
. Photo: Highland Marine Studios
APM 1102
APM 1102
Cargo unloading operation
APM 0748
APM 0748
Loading of rolling stock on board a ship
APM 0749
APM 0749
Loading a prefabricated house
APM 0768
APM 0768
1971 - Loading of goods on the ship Otello (roll-on/roll-off)
APM 0045
APM 0045
1979 - Loading a container on a ship. Photo: Esmond Choueke
APM 0778
APM 0778
Loading of rolling stock on a ship
APM 0779
APM 0779
1980 - Container loading on board the MV
Manchester Challenge
APM 0789
APM 0789
1980 - Loading operation at the Ceres terminal
APM 0740
APM 0740
Handling of flour bags
APM 1007
APM 1007
The MV Cast Polarbear
APM 1032
APM 1032
MV Maplecliffe Hall Naming Ceremony at Canadian Vickers Shipyard (south of Viau Street)
APM 1094
APM 1094
The MV
Asia
. Photo: Graetz Bros. Limited
APM 1100
APM 1100
1983 - The MV
Fiksi
: a multipurpose vessel (icebreaker, roll-on/roll-off, bulk carrier and general cargo carrier) of 18,627 tons
APM 1104
APM 1104
The MV Nortemar. Photo: Armour Landry
APM 1147
APM 1147
Russian ship; possibly the Lesozavodsk
APM 1149
APM 1149
1988 - The S.L.S. Hercules crane deposits a 265-ton transformer on a special wagon at the Bickerdike terminal.
APM 2159
APM 2159
Moored vessel. Photo: Photo illustrations of Canada
APM 1841
APM 1841
Wagon unloading at Elevator 1 (tipping of a wagon)
PHOTO 0758 DECHARGEMENT WAGON
PHOTO 0758 DECHARGEMENT WAGON
Container loading - gantry crane
PHOTO 0793 CHARG CONTENEUR
PHOTO 0793 CHARG CONTENEUR
1978 - Ship loading: milk powder for export
PHOTO 1419 CHARGEMENT CARGAISON 1978
PHOTO 1419 CHARGEMENT CARGAISON 1978
1982 - Ship loading: ambulances bound for Iraq
PHOTO 0776 CHARGEMENT AMBULANCES
PHOTO 0776 CHARGEMENT AMBULANCES
1984 - Loading and unloading of containers at Racine terminal
APM 2671.4
APM 2671.4
1989 - Racine Terminal celebrates its 10th anniversary and one millionth container
APM 2822
APM 2822
1995 (approx.) - A OOCL Canadabulk carrier
APM 3458
APM 3458
1996 - A OOCL Canada container ship escorted by two tugs
APM 3428
APM 3428
2006 - The Genoa Senator container ship
APM 4004
APM 4004
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