Postcard
Sepia postcard.
- Accession Number 2013.30.20.459
- Fabricant / Éditeur Payen
- Artiste / Auteur Unknown
- Date 1954 an
- Medium and Support ink, cardboard
- Technique industrial process
- Measurements 8,9 x 13,8 cm
Historical context
The image on this postcard bears witness to a time when blacks didn’t drive cabs in Montreal. At the time this photo was taken, perhaps in the 1094s, Montreal, like other major North American metropolitan areas, was teeming with cab companies. This downtown hub of cabs and local buses served the immediate needs of travellers in and around the city’s suburbs. In the ’30s and ’40s, black men worked mainly in long-dis...
- Accession Number 2013.30.20.459
- Fabricant / Éditeur Payen
- Artiste / Auteur Unknown
- Date 1954 an
- Medium and Support ink, cardboard
- Technique industrial process
- Measurements 8,9 x 13,8 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, Christian Paquin Collection, 2013.030.020.459
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