Item: The Building of No. 1 Fort to Defend Quebec

Digitized page of Canadian Illustrated News for Image No.: 56564
Title:
The Building of No. 1 Fort to Defend Quebec
Artist:
Unknown
Date:
1871-10-28
Pagination:
vol.IV, no. 18. 288
Date:
1871-10-28
Remark:
A. E. taking bird's eye view of Country -- C. R. E. selects site for Fort N° 1 -- These are the chosen few who are to build the Fort by - Infantery [sic]; R.A.; Marche-donc -- Primary process for blasting - warm work -- Second - Fatiguing -- 3rd - Filling the holes with gun powder - anxious operation! -- 4th - The discharge - Dangerous -- Clearing away rubbish &c. &c. -- Capt. C. Unbouded [sic] bounding delight in his dreams at the Fort being finished 1870-1871 -- Masonic operation
Item Number:
2317
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