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Collotype
Ice palace, Winter Carnival, Montreal, Quebec, 1884
Photographer
Alexander Henderson
(1831-1913)
Printer
Desbarats & Company
SignatureInscribed within image (mirrored), l.r. : 1884 / HEndErson; underneath image, printed, l.l. : ALEX. HENDERSON, PHOTO.; l. r. ARTOTYPE, PAT., DESBARATS & CO.
InscriptionsUnderneath image, printed, l.c. : ICE PALACE, WINTER CARNIVAL, MONTREAL, 1884, / GREATEST LENGTH, 160 FEET; DEPTH, 65 FEET; MAIN TOWER, 76 FEET HIGH; BUILT OF BLOCKS OF ICE ABOUT 40 x 20 INCHES.
Period
Fin 19e siècle
Dimensions20.4 × 27.2 cm
Origin
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Object NumberM2019X.4.30
CreditSource unknown
Status
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