Photography
Framed photograph showing Merle Vachelle driving the 1905 Maxwell Model “L”, a 12 HP, 2-cylinder tourabout with Q639 plate from the province of Quebec, on Pine Avenue in Montreal.
- Accession Number 2017.33.01
- Date 1907 c
- Medium and Support ink, paper
Historical context
At the beginning of the 20th century, the presence of automobiles, known as “machines”, on dirt roads dominated by horse-drawn carriages, was extremely rare. In 1906, of the 167 cars in Quebec , only two were owned by women: Clarence F. Smith and Shirley O’Gilvie . Smith and Shirley O’Gilvie . The exceptional photograph above is probably the first of a woman driving a carriage: it shows Mademoiselle Merle Vachelle ...
- Accession Number 2017.33.01
- Date 1907 c
- Medium and Support ink, paper
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2017.033.001
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