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Gelatin silver glass plate negative - The Great Glacier on the C.P.R., BC, 1887 | McCord Museum
Le Grand Glacier sur la ligne du CP, C.-B., 1887
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Le Grand Glacier sur la ligne du CP, C.-B., 1887
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.

Gelatin silver glass plate negative

The Great Glacier on the C.P.R., BC, 1887
Photographer (1857-1913)
Photography studio (1882-1919)
SignatureL. r. imprinted (decal) within image, WM. NOTMAN & SON, MONTREAL
Date 1887
Medium / Technique Silver salts on glass
Gelatin dry plate process
Dimensions20.2 x 25.4 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Graphic Documents
Origin Canada
Object NumberVIEW-1709
DivisionPhotography - Notman Photographic Archives
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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Gelatin silver glass plate negative
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Gelatin silver glass plate negative
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Gelatin silver glass plate negative
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Gelatin silver glass plate negative
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William McFarlane Notman
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Gelatin silver glass plate negative
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William McFarlane Notman
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Looking out of ice cave, Great Glacier, BC, 1887
Gelatin silver glass plate negative
Looking out of ice cave, Great Glacier, BC, 1887
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VIEW-1715
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Gelatin silver glass plate negative
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The Great Glacier, BC, 1887
Gelatin silver glass plate negative
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William McFarlane Notman
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