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The Last Beluga Fisherman
Location: Rivière-Ouelle, Quebec, Canada

 
Town of Rivière-Ouelle coat of arms
1 of 20 		Account by Boishébert citing reasons for the poor beluga fishing results
2 of 20 		Summary of a letter from Philippe Peire on beluga fishing
3 of 20 		Receipt issued for the purchase of oil
4 of 20 		Deed of incorporation of the Compagnie de la Pêche aux marsouins de la Rivière-Ouelle
5 of 20 		Excerpt from "Souvenances canadiennes," volume I
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Nautical chart, Department of Marine and Fisheries Canada
7 of 20 		The last beluga fisherman, Émile Lizotte, tells the story of the family fishery
8 of 20 		Émile Lizotte and his wife, Camille Dionne, on their wedding day
9 of 20 		Poles for weir fishing, like those used by Émile Lizotte
10 of 20 		Émile Lizotte on his farm in Pointe-de-Rivière-Ouelle
11 of 20 		Wool wound into a ball using part of a beluga vertebra
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Letterhead of the British American Oil Company Limited, one of Joseph Lizotte's customers
13 of 20 		Letter from the British American Oil Company Limited
14 of 20 		Letterhead of William F. Nye, Inc.
15 of 20 		Letter from Canac-Marquis, a glue manufacturer
16 of 20 		Beluga cemetery and cross at Pointe de la Rivière Ouelle
17 of 20 		"Nos ancêtres à l'oeuvre à la Rivière-Ouelle," written by Madame Elphège Croff
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