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Life and Death on Grosse Île, 1832-1937

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Black and white portrait photograph of a well-dressed man looking to his left
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Dr. Montizambert, photographed by William James Topley, March 1869

Black and white photograph of a man in a naval uniform standing on the porch of a building
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Superintendent Martineau on the porch of the medical assistant's house, ca. 1927

Black and white photograph of two men and a horse plowing a garden
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Quarantine station employees cultivating the fields for their families in the centre sector of the island

Black and white photograph of a man in a suit sitting on the deck of a ship
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Doctor Montizambert, Station Superintendent from 1869 to 1899

Black and white photograph of a man in a naval uniform standing outside
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Quarantine officers' uniforms were similar to those worn by ship captains

Black and white photograph of a group of people standing on the porch of a large house
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Superintendent Martineau and his family remained on the island for several years, 1914

Letter handwritten in cursive
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Letter from Dr. Montizambert to the Deputy Minister of Agriculture outlining his duties as superintendant and requesting a horse for faster transportation on the island, 13 June, 1869

Letter handwritten in cursive
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Letter from Dr. Montizambert to the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, reporting on cases of typhus and other diseases and requesting additional personnel, 23 May, 1869

Letter handwritten in cursive
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Letter from the Superintendent to the Minister of Agriculture demanding compensation for a hospital employee who was injured, 14 March, 1868

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