The wooden walk and path in the foreground would be leading to the Machanics Institute which was then located opposite the present Redwood Dining Room and to the Hudson Bay Store located in the rear of the present Hublitt Hotel.

To the left may be seen Langis and Jackman's Department Store, now the Bank of Montreal building (V.C. means the old B.of M. location);

J. McNeice Austin's general store, sold in 1903 to Beamish and Smith and later to Smith and Chapple;

an old house of unknown origing on the lot now occupied by Canadian Tire Corporation store (gone too, but about half way between Young and Lorne);

the Queens Hotel with its original facade and next to it an old house that was incorporated into the addition to this hotel;

and in the distance the old tenement now housing the Chapleau Public Library (gone too) east of the present Federal Building.

At the head of the fire brigade's hose reel may be observed Max Brunette and the dapper young dandy on his left with an umbrella in his left hand is Harold Keenan. The kettle drummer is Tommy Lonergan and on his left equipped with an umbrella and derby is William McMullen.

The leader of the group of soldiers standing to the left of the company in a much brocaded uniform is quite possibly Thomas Lonergan who had trained both Foot and Horse Guards for such occasions. In the parade no doubt would be pioneers of Chapleau such as the Currans, Downeys, Gillies LaFrances, Loneys, Mulligans, Loomis's, Chartrands and Noels. The children dressed in their Sunday best were pupils of Josie Buck and Loretta O'Meara.

One of Chapleau's earliest pioneer families, that of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Mulligan (c.1895).

In February 2011 Mike McMullen identified the persons as follows:

Back Row: Patrick Mulligan, Catherine (Flannery) Mulligan

Front Row: Inez Mulligan, Catherine Flannery, Beatrice Mulligan, William Mulligan Patrick Mulligan was the oldest brother of our great grandfather James Edward Mulligan. The two Flannerys are both named Catherine (mother and daughter).

Mike McMullen goes on to say "Patrick Mulligan was the oldest brother of our great grandfather James Edward Mulligan. The two Flannerys are both named Catherine (mother and daughter)."

Further particulars relative to P.A. Mulligan may be found in the original history of Chapleau, written by Vince Crichton.

Joe Brunette
Julian Proulx
Russel Barker

Tommy Therriault
McIsaac, a ranger for the C.W.P.
Henry Simard
Vince Crichton

Front row left to right: Russel Goheen, Walter Paradis, Christy Matheson, Tommy Therriault, A. Serre, Tommy Delany, Charles Schroeder.