Photography
Glossy black and white photograph with yellowed white border. It depicts a bar scene with the bar on the right with waiters and on the left round tables with customers. The floor is covered with checkerboard tiles. Above the bar, trophies and a trombinoscope framed by a field hockey team can be seen. On the back, a manustrite inscription in pencil identifies behind the counter Cardin, Lucien Plouffe and Dollard Larochelle. The photographer’s stamp is on the back, lower right, in black ink.
- Accession Number 2022.26.55
- Medium and Support silver print, paper
- Measurements 20,3 x 25,3 cm
Historical context
The trombinoscope shown in this photograph appears to be an illustration of the members of the Montreal Canadiens team during the 1929-1930 season. The illustration was published at a time when the Canadiens team was winning the Stanley Cup. We can therefore assume that this is a bar where Canadiens fans gather during the team’s various games.
Behind the counter we can identify Lucien Plouf and Dollard Larochelle, players wit...
- Accession Number 2022.26.55
- Medium and Support silver print, paper
- Measurements 20,3 x 25,3 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, donation by Dave St-Martin, 2022.026.055
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