Postcard
Black & white postcard.
- Accession Number 2013.30.03.001
- Fabricant / Éditeur The Illustrated Postal Card Co.
- Period 4th quarter of the 19th century
- Medium and Support ink, cardboard
- Technique industrial process
- Measurements 9,1 x 14 cm
Historical context
For the first one hundred and fifty years of railroad expansion in Canada, Montreal was the headquarters of the railway companies. This postcard shows the privately-owned Windsor Station, one of many train depots in Montreal. Almost as soon as the first railcars appeared, black men were employed in a variety of railroad trades. Later, they were limited to passenger service. Over the years, thanks to vigorous marketing by North American ra...
- Accession Number 2013.30.03.001
- Fabricant / Éditeur The Illustrated Postal Card Co.
- Period 4th quarter of the 19th century
- Medium and Support ink, cardboard
- Technique industrial process
- Measurements 9,1 x 14 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, Christian Paquin Collection, 2013.030.003.001
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