Photography
Black and white photograph. Parade of snowshoers in 1913 in Trois-Rivières. Trois-Rivières City Hall in the background. Club Saint-Jean Baptiste snowshoers pulling children on a wild sled. Parade passes under a fir-tree arch.
- Accession Number 2010.163.050
- Artiste / Auteur Sutcliffe, Harry S.
- Date 1913
- Medium and Support test, glass
Historical context
The use of snowshoes to get around on the snow in winter is a legacy of the Aboriginals, who used these instruments made of wood and animal skins (babiche) and passed the practice on to Europeans. Indispensable to early explorers, travelers and settlers in the colony’s early days, snowshoes gradually became a pastime in the 19th century for city dwellers, who gathered to enjoy this winter activity in organized clubs. The photo oppos...
- Accession Number 2010.163.050
- Artiste / Auteur Sutcliffe, Harry S.
- Date 1913
- Medium and Support test, glass
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2010.163.050
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