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Main Street, Shawville, c. 1900

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Very early postcard from Shawville, Quebec, c.1900. Note the brick storefronts, typical of Shawville, and the wooden plank sidewalks that were designed to protect pedestrians from the dust and mud of the street.

Very early postcard from Shawville, Quebec, c.1900. Note the brick storefronts, typical of Shawville, and the wooden plank sidewalks that were designed to protect pedestrians from the dust and mud of the street.