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Gelatin silver glass plate negative - Breast wheel, Montreal Water Works, QC, about 1890 | McCord Museum
Roue de côté, aqueduc de Montréal, QC, vers 1890
Roue de côté, aqueduc de Montréal, QC, vers 1890

Gelatin silver glass plate negative

Breast wheel, Montreal Water Works, QC, about 1890
Artist (1882-1919)
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
Date About 1890
Medium / Technique Silver salts on glass
Gelatin dry plate process
Dimensions20.2 x 25.4 cm
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Object NumberVIEW-2570
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase, funds graciously donated by Maclean’s magazine, the Maxwell Cummings Family Foundation and Empire-Universal Films Ltd.

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