Souvenir box

Two-part souvenir card. Souvenir of the little Christmas train from Dupuis frères called ‘Aurore boréale’ in 1952. In those days, it cost 25 cents to take a ride on it for the very young. The child who climbed on received a sweet at the end. In the 1960s, it became known as the ‘Ptit train du nord’ and in the 1970s as the ‘Train de l’espace’.

  • Accession Number 2021.02.PUB.004ab
  • Date 1952 c
  • Medium and Support ink, cardboard
  • Measurements 7,8 x 20 cm
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Historical context

Pour les jeunes canadiens-français qui résident à Montréal dans les années 1950, les traditions et souvenirs de Noël sont intimement liés à Dupuis Frères, le « magasin du peuple ». À cette époque, l’institution montréalaise organise son propre défilé pour annoncer la venue du père Noël et concurrencer celui du magasin Eaton. Cette célébration traverse l’est de la ville de Montréal et culmine à la « Cité d...

  • Accession Number 2021.02.PUB.004ab
  • Date 1952 c
  • Medium and Support ink, cardboard
  • Measurements 7,8 x 20 cm
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© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, Frédéric Cloutier fonds, 2021.002.PUB.004ab

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