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The Documentary Art collection is made up of painted, drawn and printed images that are an invaluable resource for researchers studying the social history of Quebec and Canada. Depicting people, places, scenes, historic and political events and objects, these iconographic documents reflect the perspectives of Canadians over the past three centuries.
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Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, Victoria Bridge, over the River St. Lawrence at Montreal, QC, 1860
S. Russell
1860
M930.40.1.49
Britannia Bridge: platform and construction of tubes, September 1848
George Hawkins II
1849/08/01
M6924.4
Isometrical projection of a portion of one of the tubes of the Britannia Bridge
Matthew Forster
1849-1850
M6924.15
Cast iron arches originally proposed for the Britannia Bridge
Anonymous
1849/08/01
M6924.35
Conway Bridge, construction of second tube, September 1848
George Hawkins II
About 1848
M6924.38
Conway Tubular Bridge, with preparations for raising of second tube
George Hawkins II
1848-1849
M6924.39
Conway Bridge. Floating of Second Tube, September, 1848
George Hawkins II
About 1848
M6924.40
Cast Iron Girder Bridge Intended for Crossing the River Nene near Wisbeach
Anonymous
1849
M6924.46
Victoria Bridge Diagram Shewing Result of Testing Nos. 1 and 2 Tubes on the 29th April 1859
Inconnu / Unknown
1860
M15934.48
Statement Showing Lengths of Tubes, their Weigths, and the Number of Days Occupied in Erection
Inconnu / Unknown
1860
M15934.50
Statement Showing Cambres to which Tubes Were Laid, Subsidence during Construction, Deflection of Tubes, &c.
Inconnu / Unknown
1860
M15934.51
Diagram Showing Rise and Fall of the River St. Lawrence, 1854-1859
Anonymous
1860
M15934.58
Coffer Dam and Staging Used in the Construction of No. 11 Pier, 1859
Hamilton Hartley Killaly
1860
M15934.74
Victoria Bridge, Floating Derrick for Building Cribs and Staging, 1859
J. Dunbar
1860
M15934.76
Victoria Bridge, Traveller for the Inspection and Painting of Tubes, 1859
J. Dunbar
1860
M15934.81
Victoria Bridge, Machine Used for Boring Side Lights in Tubes, 1859
J. Dunbar
1860
M15934.83
This project is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Azrieli Foundation and Canadian Heritage.