• Ethnohistorical collection

Photography

Photographie en noir et blanc. R-100 amarrer au mât de Saint-Hubert avec autour des avions et un camion de ravitaillement avec mention ethyl. Arrivé à Saint-Hubert, le 1er août 1930, le dirigeable britannique R-100 mesure 220 mètres de longueur et 40 mètres de diamètre. Il est amarré à un mât de 60 mètres de hauteur. Érigé par la Canadian Vickers pour cette seule occasion, ce mât d’amarrage sera démoli en janvier 1938. Près d’un million de personnes se seraient rendues à Saint-Hubert pour admirer de près le R-100 pendant son séjour dans la métropole. Des avions faisaient faire des tours aux visiteurs. La chanson de la Bolduc, intitulée « Toujours l’R-100 » illustre bien cet engouement populaire. La traversée du dirigeable demeure à l’origine de création de l’actuel aéroport de Saint-Hubert.

  • Accession Number 2010.163.067
  • Artiste / Auteur Sutcliffe, Harry S.
  • Date 1930
  • Medium and Support test, glass
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Historical context

Construit dans les années 1920, le dirigeable R-100, un ballon gonflé à l’hydrogène de 220 mètres de long par 42 mètres de diamètre, est une réalisation britannique destinée à assurer la liaison entre l’Angleterre, ses colonies et ses Dominions. C’est dans ce contexte qu’il visite et survole une partie du Canada, du 31 juillet au 13 août 1930, après une traversée de l’Atlantique depuis l’Angleterre. Il remonte le ...

  • Accession Number 2010.163.067
  • Artiste / Auteur Sutcliffe, Harry S.
  • Date 1930
  • Medium and Support test, glass
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