Photography
Black and white photograph. R-100 moored to the Saint-Hubert mast, surrounded by aircraft and a supply truck marked ethyl. The British airship R-100 arrived at Saint-Hubert on August 1, 1930, measuring 220 meters in length and 40 meters in diameter. It is moored to a 60-metre-high mast. Erected by Canadian Vickers for this occasion alone, the mast was demolished in January 1938. Nearly a million people are said to have flocked to Saint-Hubert to admire the R-100 up close during its stay in the metropolis. Airplanes gave visitors rides. La Bolduc’s song “Toujours l’R-100” illustrates this popular craze. The airship’s crossing is still at the origin of today’s Saint-Hubert airport.
- Accession Number 2010.163.067
- Artiste / Auteur Sutcliffe, Harry S.
- Date 1930
- Medium and Support test, glass
Historical context
Built in the 1920s, the R-100 airship, a hydrogen-filled balloon 220 meters long and 42 meters in diameter, was a British project designed to link England with its colonies and Dominions. It was in this context that he visited and flew over part of Canada from July 31 to August 13, 1930, after crossing the Atlantic from England. He flew up the St. Lawrence River, arriving in Montreal on August 1, 1930.
The event was widely publiciz...
- Accession Number 2010.163.067
- Artiste / Auteur Sutcliffe, Harry S.
- Date 1930
- Medium and Support test, glass
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2010.163.067
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