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Wet collodion negative - Big John and party shooting Lachine Rapids, near Montreal, QC, composite, 1878 | McCord Museum
Big John et son groupe descendant les rapides de Lachine, près de Montréal, QC, photographie composite, 1878
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Big John et son groupe descendant les rapides de Lachine, près de Montréal, QC, photographie composite, 1878
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Wet collodion negative

Big John and party shooting Lachine Rapids, near Montreal, QC, composite, 1878
Painter (1841-1922)
Photography studio (1877-1882)
SignatureL. l. within image, NOTMAN & SANDHAM. photo, J. WESTON. 78
Date 1878
Medium / Technique Silver salts on glass
Wet collodion process
Dimensions25.4 x 20.3 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Graphic Documents
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Object NumberII-50718
DivisionPhotography - Notman Photographic Archives
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase, funds graciously donated by Maclean’s magazine, the Maxwell Cummings Family Foundation and Empire-Universal Films Ltd.

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Albumen print
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