- Ethnohistorical collection
Photography
Black and white photograph of Mr. Richard G. Gervais with His Excellency Paolo Fulci, Italian Ambassador to Canada, and Count Franscesco Capece Galeota, Italian Consul General in Montreal. Photo taken in the Palm Court of the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Montreal on the occasion of a dinner organized by the Academia della Cuccina Italiana.
- Accession Number 2021.47.130
- Period 4th quarter of the 20th century
- Medium and Support silver print, paper
- Measurements 19,5 x 24,7 cm
Historical context
Au tournant du 20e siècle, une forte vague d’immigrants italiens déferle sur le Québec, venant considérablement augmenter le nombre de membres de cette communauté, qui passe de quelques centaines d’individus en 1891 à environ 10 000 personnes vers 1910. Provenant majoritairement du sud de l’Italie, ces nouveaux arrivants participent à la croissance de l’économie canadienne en travaillant à la construction de chemins de ...
- Accession Number 2021.47.130
- Period 4th quarter of the 20th century
- Medium and Support silver print, paper
- Measurements 19,5 x 24,7 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, Richard G. Gervais de l'Assemblée Collection, 2021.047.130
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