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Gelatin silver glass plate negative - "Beinn Bhreagh", Alexander Graham Bell's houseboat in pond by the Bras d'Or Lake, Cape Breton, NS, 1915 (?) | McCord Museum
« Beinn Bhreagh », bateau-maison de  Alexander Graham Bell dans l'étang près du lac Bras d'Or, Cap-Breton, N.-É., 1915 (?)
« Beinn Bhreagh », bateau-maison de Alexander Graham Bell dans l'étang près du lac Bras d'Or, Cap-Breton, N.-É., 1915 (?)

Gelatin silver glass plate negative

"Beinn Bhreagh", Alexander Graham Bell's houseboat in pond by the Bras d'Or Lake, Cape Breton, NS, 1915 (?)
Artist (1882-1919)
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
Date 1915?
Medium / Technique Silver salts on glass
Gelatin dry plate process
Dimensions10.1 x 12.6 cm
Origin Canada
Object NumberVIEW-8358
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase, funds graciously donated by Maclean’s magazine, the Maxwell Cummings Family Foundation and Empire-Universal Films Ltd.

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Pond near the laboratory of "Beinn Bhreagh", Alexander Graham Bell's estate, Cape Breton, NS, 1915 (?)
Pond near the laboratory of "Beinn Bhreagh", Alexander Graham Bell's estate, Cape Breton, NS, 1915 (?)
Wm. Notman & Son
1915?
VIEW-8368
Porch of "Beinn Bhreagh", Alexander Graham Bell's residence, Cape Breton, NS, 1915 (?)
Porch of "Beinn Bhreagh", Alexander Graham Bell's residence, Cape Breton, NS, 1915 (?)
Wm. Notman & Son
1915?
VIEW-8366
Hydroplane at the starting wharf of "Beinn Bhreagh", Alexander Graham Bell's residence, Cape Breton, NS, 1915 (?)
Hydroplane at the starting wharf of "Beinn Bhreagh", Alexander Graham Bell's residence, Cape Breton, NS, 1915 (?)
Wm. Notman & Son
1915?
VIEW-8367
Nursery lodge residence of "Beinn Bhreagh", Alexander Graham Bell's estate, Cape Breton, NS, 1915 (?)
Nursery lodge residence of "Beinn Bhreagh", Alexander Graham Bell's estate, Cape Breton, NS, 1915 (?)
Wm. Notman & Son
1915?
VIEW-8369
Harbour and starting wharf  of "Beinn Bhreagh", Alexander Graham Bell's estate, Cape Breton, NS, 1915 (?)
Harbour and starting wharf of "Beinn Bhreagh", Alexander Graham Bell's estate, Cape Breton, NS, 1915 (?)
Wm. Notman & Son
1915?
VIEW-8370
Entrance to the arbor at "Beinn Bhreagh", Alexander Graham Bell's estate, Cape Breton, NS, 1915 (?)
Entrance to the arbor at "Beinn Bhreagh", Alexander Graham Bell's estate, Cape Breton, NS, 1915 (?)
Wm. Notman & Son
1915?
VIEW-8362
Boat wharf at "Beinn Bhreagh", Alexander Graham Bell's estate, Cape Breton, NS, 1915 (?)
Boat wharf at "Beinn Bhreagh", Alexander Graham Bell's estate, Cape Breton, NS, 1915 (?)
Wm. Notman & Son
1915?
VIEW-8363
"Beinn Bhreagh", Alexander Graham Bell's residence, Cape Breton, NS, 1915 (?)
"Beinn Bhreagh", Alexander Graham Bell's residence, Cape Breton, NS, 1915 (?)
Wm. Notman & Son
1915?
VIEW-8364
Hydroplane in "Beinn Bhreagh" harbour, Alexander Graham Bell's estate, Cape Breton, NS, 1915 (?)
Hydroplane in "Beinn Bhreagh" harbour, Alexander Graham Bell's estate, Cape Breton, NS, 1915 (?)
Wm. Notman & Son
1915?
VIEW-8365
A vineclad arbor at "Beinn Bhreagh", Alexander Graham Bell's estate, Cape Breton, NS, 1915 (?)
A vineclad arbor at "Beinn Bhreagh", Alexander Graham Bell's estate, Cape Breton, NS, 1915 (?)
Wm. Notman & Son
1915?
VIEW-8359
Woodland approach to "Beinn Bhreagh", Alexander Graham Bell's estate, Cape Breton, NS, 1915 (?)
Woodland approach to "Beinn Bhreagh", Alexander Graham Bell's estate, Cape Breton, NS, 1915 (?)
Wm. Notman & Son
1915?
VIEW-8371
Dr. Alexander Graham Bell's motorboat leaving for "Beinn Bhreagh", Baddeck, Cape Breton, NS, 1915 (?)
Dr. Alexander Graham Bell's motorboat leaving for "Beinn Bhreagh", Baddeck, Cape Breton, NS, 1915 (?)
Wm. Notman & Son
1915?
VIEW-8344

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