Business card
Black & white photograph of François Baby (1733-1820), Louis-François-Georges Baby’s grandfather. He was a soldier, politician and businessman from Upper Canada.
- Accession Number 2018.11.4
- Fabricant / Éditeur Vallée?
- Period 2nd half of the 18th century
- Medium and Support silver print, paper; cardboard
- Technique glued, printed
- Measurements 17,4 x 11,7 x 0,1 cm
Historical context
François Baby was born in Montreal in 1733. He studied with the Jesuits and followed in his father’s footsteps in the fur trade. His brothers worked in the trading regions, while he was in Montreal, handling accounts and shipping goods with correspondents in Paris, Bordeaux and La Rochelle. He takes part in the Seven Years’ War. He took part in the battles of Monongahela, the Plains of Abraham and Sainte-Foy. A prisoner of wa...
- Accession Number 2018.11.4
- Fabricant / Éditeur Vallée?
- Period 2nd half of the 18th century
- Medium and Support silver print, paper; cardboard
- Technique glued, printed
- Measurements 17,4 x 11,7 x 0,1 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2018.011.0004
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