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On a fine winter’s day in 1933, sisters Thérèse and Margot Bertrand play in the snow outside a residence on Provancher Street in Cap-Rouge. A wooden sled can be seen nearby. This photo shows how much snow accumulates on the ground in the Québec City area each winter. Plenty of fun to be had!
1930 - 1950

Winter sports in Cap-Rouge from 1930 to 1950

This album features mid-20th-century winter sports photographs from the Société historique du Cap-Rouge. Sports in the Québec City area were mainly the preserve of the English-speaking elite and were practiced in closed clubs. Over the course of the 20th century, as urbanization progressed, access to sport slowly opened up, and French-speakers began to participate more. Close to nature, the Cap-Rouge area was ideal for many winter activities.

Let’s go sledding!

Auteur inconnu On a fine winter’s day in 1933, sisters Thérèse and Margot Bertrand play in the snow outside a residence on Provancher Street in Cap-Rouge. A wooden sled can be seen nearby. This photo shows how much snow accumulates on the ground in the Québec City area each winter. Plenty of fun to be had!
Source: Société historique du Cap-Rouge Document in the public domain (free of copyright) - Gaston Bertrand Fonds - Date: 1933