The image depicts the inauguration of the Pierre-Laporte Bridge on November 6, 1970. Premier Robert Bourassa attended, as did Pierre Laporte’s widow, Françoise Brouillet Laporte, and children. On October 21, 1970, the Cabinet decided to name the bridge Pierre-Laporte, rather than Frontenac Bridge, in tribute to the politician who had died four days earlier at the hands of the Front de Libération du Québec.