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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
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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.
Status
Not on view

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