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  • A man with HIV explaining why he uses the CPAVIH, Comité des personnes atteintes du VIH du Québec. Colour lithograph.
  • A man upside down kisses a woman, with a condom; advertisement for safe sex to prevent AIDS by Santé Services sociaux Québec. Colour lithograph.
  • The letter 'H' of 'VIH' crossed out and 'E' inserted to read 'VIE'; advertisement by the Comité des personnes atteintes du VIH du Québec. Colour lithograph.
  • The letter 'H' of 'HIV' crossed out and 'L' inserted to read 'Living'; advertisement by the Comité des personnes atteintes du VIH du Québec. Colour lithograph.
  • The male sign incorporated in the word 'anonyme' representing an advertisement for free testing for HIV/AIDS by the Gouvernement du Québec Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux Centre de coordination sur le sida. Colour lithograph.
  • People raising their hands towards a circle bearing a college scene of a young man and woman with another man reading beside lockers; advertisement for a campaign for schools against AIDS. Colour lithograph for the Government of Québec.
  • Victoria Square, Montreal, Quebec. Photograph, ca. 1880.
  • Sydney P. Hall, Barber's shop in Quebec
  • The Montmorency River, Quebec, Canada. Photograph, ca. 1880.
  • Chaudières Falls, Quebec. Watercolour attributed to Thomas Bateman.
  • The Montmorency Falls, Quebec, Canada. Photograph, ca. 1880.
  • Finlay Asylum, Quebec, Canada. Wood engraving, 1870, after Stent & Lavers.
  • Montreal, Quebec: boats at the city wharf: view from the Custom House. Photograph, ca. 1880.
  • Montreal, Quebec: elevated view of the city taken from Mount Royal Park. Photograph, ca. 1880.
  • Three officers having their hair dressed by three barbers in Quebec. Wood engraving after S. P. Hall.
  • Quebec, Canada: boats on the St. Lawrence River; view from Pointe-Lévy (Lévis) to Cap Diamant. Photograph, ca. 1880.
  • The death of General Montgomery, at Quebec, all around are soldiers and native Americans. Engraving by J. Thomson after J. Trumbull.
  • The death of General Wolfe, at Quebec, in the background are soldiers and ships. Engraving by C. Guttenberg, after B. West, 1770.
  • The death of General Wolfe, at Quebec, in the background are soldiers and ships. Engraving by N. de Launay, after B. West, 1770.
  • The death of General Montgomery, at Quebec, all around are soldiers and native Americans. Coloured engraving by J. C. Armytage after J. Trumbull.
  • The death of General Montcalm, at Quebec, in the background are soldiers and ships. Engraving by P.A. Martini after F.L. Watteau.
  • The death of General Wolfe, at Quebec, in the background are soldiers and ships. Engraving by J. Rogers after B. West, the elder, 1770.
  • A man in leggings sits looking at a book on the floor advertising L'Androgyne, an organisation dedicated to gay and lesbian literature in Montréal, Quebec. Lithograph.
  • The death of General Wolfe, at Quebec, in the background are soldiers and the masts of ships. Engraving by W. Woollett, 1776, after B. West, the elder, 1770.
  • The death of General Wolfe, at Quebec, in the background are soldiers and the masts of ships. Engraving by J. Thomson, 1813, after B. West, the elder, 1770.
  • Gaultheria procumbens Kalm Ericaeae. Wintergreen, teaberry, boxberry, chickerberry. Distribution: North American forests. Named for French physician/botanist Jean Francois Gaultier (1708-1756). Physician to the French King, emigrated to Quebec in 1742. Researched flora of North America, died of typhus (Oakeley, 2012). Source of oil of wintergreen. Ten pounds of oil can be extracted from a ton of leaves. Toxic effects: Stupidity, swelling of the tongue, food craving, epigastric tenderness, vomiting, dyspnoea, hot skin, tachycardia, restlessness (MiIlspaugh, 1974). Active chemical is methyl salicylate. Used topically for musculo-skeletal conditions, it is converted to salicylic acid when absorbed. Excess use has caused a death. Salicylic acid is also used for warts and corns (first described by Dioscorides in 70CE)
  • Two ladies and a man in a turban discussing 'Nigog's magic pillules'. Pen drawing, ca. 1918.
  • A British bulldog representing the Royal Navy holds a rat on which is written 'Blucher' in between its teeth; representing the sinking of SMS Blücher by the Royal Navy. Drawing by A.G. Racey, 1915.
  • The captain of a ship is looking through a telescope at an approaching hurricane on which is inscribed 'Talks' ; a naval officer is standing beside him. Drawing by A.G. Racey, 191-.
  • A bomb inscribed 'Declaration of war' is exploding over the world's stock markets and destabilising stocks and shares. Drawing by A.G. Racey, 191-.