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Gelatin silver glass plate negative - Laying the foundation stone of no. 11 pier, Victoria Bridge, Montreal, QC, 1859 | McCord Museum
Pose de la première pierre du pilier no 11, pont Victoria, Montréal, QC, 1859
Pose de la première pierre du pilier no 11, pont Victoria, Montréal, QC, 1859

Gelatin silver glass plate negative

Laying the foundation stone of no. 11 pier, Victoria Bridge, Montreal, QC, 1859
Photographer (1826-1891)
Photographer (1882-1919)
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
Date 1880-1890
Medium / Technique Silver salts on glass
Gelatin dry plate process
Dimensions20.2 x 25.4 cm
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Object NumberVIEW-7030.0
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase, funds graciously donated by Maclean’s magazine, the Maxwell Cummings Family Foundation and Empire-Universal Films Ltd.

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Laying the foundation stone of no. 11 pier, Victoria Bridge, Montreal, QC, 1859
Laying the foundation stone of no. 11 pier, Victoria Bridge, Montreal, QC, 1859
William Notman
1971
VIEW-7030.01
Laying the foundation stone of no. 11 pier, Victoria Bridge, Montreal, QC, 1859
Laying the foundation stone of no. 11 pier, Victoria Bridge, Montreal, QC, 1859
William Notman
1859/08/12
N-0000.193.104.2
Laying the foundation stone of no. 11 pier, Victoria Bridge, Montreal, Quebec, 1859
Laying the foundation stone of no. 11 pier, Victoria Bridge, Montreal, Quebec, 1859
William Notman
1859
M2017.46.2.5272
No. 11 coffer dam ready to lay foundation stone of last pier, Victoria Bridge, Montreal, QC, 1859
No. 11 coffer dam ready to lay foundation stone of last pier, Victoria Bridge, Montreal, QC, 1859
William Notman
1859/08/12
N-0000.193.102.1
Laying the Monumental stone, marking the graves of 6000 immigrants, Victoria Bridge, Montreal, QC, 1859
Laying the Monumental stone, marking the graves of 6000 immigrants, Victoria Bridge, Montreal, QC, 1859
William Notman
1859/12/01
N-0000.193.138.1-2
Laying the Monumental stone, marking the graves of 6000 immigrants, Victoria Bridge, Montreal, QC, 1859
Laying the Monumental stone, marking the graves of 6000 immigrants, Victoria Bridge, Montreal, QC, 1859
William Notman
1859/12/01
N-0000.193.138.2
Laying the Monumental stone, marking the graves of 6000 immigrants, Victoria Bridge, Montreal, QC, 1859
Laying the Monumental stone, marking the graves of 6000 immigrants, Victoria Bridge, Montreal, QC, 1859
William Notman
1859/12/01
N-0000.193.138.1
No. 12 tube from no. 11 pier, showing displacements, Victoria Bridge, Montreal, QC, 1859
No. 12 tube from no. 11 pier, showing displacements, Victoria Bridge, Montreal, QC, 1859
William Notman
1859/11/09
N-0000.193.141.1
From no. 11 dam, showing no. 10 pier and staging for tubes, Victoria Bridge, Montreal, QC, 1859
From no. 11 dam, showing no. 10 pier and staging for tubes, Victoria Bridge, Montreal, QC, 1859
William Notman
1859
N-0000.193.140.1
Centre tube and no. 13 pier, Victoria Bridge, Montreal, QC, 1859
Centre tube and no. 13 pier, Victoria Bridge, Montreal, QC, 1859
William Notman
1880-1890
VIEW-7013.0
From No. 12 pier showing river current, Victoria Bridge, Montreal, QC, 1859
From No. 12 pier showing river current, Victoria Bridge, Montreal, QC, 1859
William Notman
1880-1890
VIEW-7572.0
No. 13 pier showing river current, Victoria Bridge, Montreal, QC, 1859
No. 13 pier showing river current, Victoria Bridge, Montreal, QC, 1859
William Notman
1880-1890
VIEW-7573.0

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