- Ethnohistorical collection
Business card
Black and white photograph of Charles-Joseph Coursol (1819-1888). Canadian politician. Mayor of Montreal from 1871 to 1873. In the photo, he is standing next to a chair.
- Accession Number 2018.11.85
- Fabricant / Éditeur C. Dion
- Period 2nd half of the 19th century
- Medium and Support silver print, paper; cardboard
- Technique glued, printed
- Measurements 10,8 x 7,3 x 0,1 cm
Historical context
Le portrait carte-de-visite, breveté à Paris en 1854, se répand rapidement partout en Europe et en Amérique du Nord. Pour le créer, on colle un portrait sur papier photographique sur un carton de la même grandeur que les cartes de visite en usage. On distribue ces portraits à sa famille, ses amis et ses relations.
Cette carte de visite montre Charles-Joseph Coursol (1819-1888), avocat, fonctionnaire, officier de milice, pol...
- Accession Number 2018.11.85
- Fabricant / Éditeur C. Dion
- Period 2nd half of the 19th century
- Medium and Support silver print, paper; cardboard
- Technique glued, printed
- Measurements 10,8 x 7,3 x 0,1 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2018.011.0085
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