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Gelatin silver glass plate negative
Chinese workers cleaning salmon, Ewen & Co's Salmon Cannery, near New Westminster, BC, 1887
Photographer
William McFarlane Notman
(1857-1913)
Photography studio
Wm. Notman & Son
(1882-1919)
SignatureL. r. imprinted (decal) within image, WM. NOTMAN & SON, MONTREAL
Date
1887
Medium / Technique
Silver salts on glass
Gelatin dry plate process
Gelatin dry plate process
Dimensions20.3 x 25.4 cm
Origin
Canada
Object NumberVIEW-1785
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase, funds graciously donated by Maclean’s magazine, the Maxwell Cummings Family Foundation and Empire-Universal Films Ltd.
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William McFarlane Notman
1887
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Soldering salmon's tins by steam, Ewan & Co's Salmon Cannery, near New Westminster, BC, 1887
William McFarlane Notman
1887
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Ewan & Co's Salmon Cannery, near New Westminster, BC, 1887
William McFarlane Notman
1887
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Interior of Ewan & Co's Salmon Cannery, near New Westminster, BC, 1887
William McFarlane Notman
1887
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Ewan & Co's Salmon Cannery, near New Westminster, BC, 1887
William McFarlane Notman
1887
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William McFarlane Notman
1887
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Train load of salmon, New Westminster, BC, 1887
William McFarlane Notman
1887
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William McFarlane Notman
1887
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William McFarlane Notman
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River steamer, New Westminster, BC, 1887
William McFarlane Notman
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