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Wood engraving - Breaking up of the ice in the St. Lawrence River at Montreal | McCord Museum
Breaking up of the ice in the St. Lawrence River at Montreal
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Breaking up of the ice in the St. Lawrence River at Montreal
You can freely copy, modify and distribute this image, even for commercial purposes. Need more information about image licensing or a higher resolution image? Read our Photographic Services and Copyright page.

Wood engraving

Breaking up of the ice in the St. Lawrence River at Montreal
Draughtsman (1806-1881)
Publisher
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
Date 1859
Medium / Technique Ink on paper
Wood engraving
Dimensions39.5 x 28.3 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Graphic Documents
Origin London, Greater London, England
Object NumberM985.230.5030.2
DivisionDocumentary Art
CreditGift of Colin McMichael

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Breaking up of the Ice in the St. Lawrenceat Montreal
Wood engraving
Breaking up of the Ice in the St. Lawrenceat Montreal
James Duncan
1859
M985.230.5030.1
Sawing and Ploughing the Ice on the St. Lawrence
Wood engraving
Sawing and Ploughing the Ice on the St. Lawrence
James Duncan
1859
M967.138.23A
Breaking up of the St Lawrence, Montreal, QC, about 1875
Albumen print
Breaking up of the St Lawrence, Montreal, QC, about 1875
James George Parks
About 1875
MP-0000.2861
Ruins of the Great Fire at Montreal. St. Denis Street. Near the Bishop’s Church
Wood engraving
Ruins of the Great Fire at Montreal. St. Denis Street. Near the Bishop’s Church
James Duncan
1852
M983.52.88.2
Montreal, from St. Helens
Wood engraving
Montreal, from St. Helens
James Duncan
About 1851
M911.1.25
Railroad on ice bridge on the St. Lawrence River, Montreal, Quebec, 1884-1889
Albumen print ?
Railroad on ice bridge on the St. Lawrence River, Montreal, Quebec, 1884-1889
James George Parks
1884-1889
M2017.46.2.7272
Encampment of Sufferers by the Great Fire at Montreal
Wood engraving
Encampment of Sufferers by the Great Fire at Montreal
James Duncan
1852
M983.52.88.3
Great Fire at Montreal. Sketched from the North Corner of the Champ de Mars
Wood engraving
Great Fire at Montreal. Sketched from the North Corner of the Champ de Mars
James Duncan
1852
M983.52.88.1
Montreal Market: Habitants Purchasing Cloth
Wood engraving
Montreal Market: Habitants Purchasing Cloth
James Duncan
1859
M975.62.653.1
Exhibition of the Horticultural Society at Montreal
Wood engraving
Exhibition of the Horticultural Society at Montreal
James Duncan
1852
M21990.21.320.1
The Icehouse, Nun’s Island, Montreal
Wood engraving
The Icehouse, Nun’s Island, Montreal
James Duncan
1859
M967.138.23B
Curling Match at Montreal
Wood engraving
Curling Match at Montreal
James Duncan
1855
M977.164.1

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