Photography
Black and white oval photograph by Merle Vachelle.
- Accession Number 2017.33.02
- Medium and Support ink, paper
Historical context
Daughter of German-born Montrealer Herman Harvey Vachelle Koelle, Merle Vachelle was one of the first people to drive an automobile in Montreal. Her father, a member of the Montreal elite, was one of 102 car owners in Montreal in 1905.
From the outset, automobiles were socially associated with men, and it was believed at the time that women lacked the physical and cognitive ability to maneuver this new technology.
Alongside ...
- Accession Number 2017.33.02
- Medium and Support ink, paper
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2017.033.002
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