- Ethnohistorical collection
Photography
Black and white photograph. Montreal City Hall, Notre-Dame Street East. The building was constructed in 1874, destroyed by fire and rebuilt between 1922 and 1926.
- Accession Number 2009.06.08
- Period 1st quarter of the 20th century
- Medium and Support test, paper
- Measurements 9,6 x 11,2 cm
Historical context
Dans la deuxième moitié du 19e siècle, la croissance rapide de Montréal, qui s’urbanise et s’industrialise, engendre des besoins municipaux importants qui nécessitent un bâtiment exclusivement dédié à la chose municipale. Inauguré en 1878 après six ans de travaux, l’hôtel de ville de Montréal fut dessiné par les architectes Henri-Maurice Perrault et Alexander Cooper Hutchinson pour accueillir l’administration montré...
- Accession Number 2009.06.08
- Period 1st quarter of the 20th century
- Medium and Support test, paper
- Measurements 9,6 x 11,2 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2009.006.008
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