- Ethnohistorical collection
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Photographs of the Royal Insurance Company building (1860-1950) in Montreal. Predecessor to the Pointe-à-Callière building, Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History.
- Accession Number 2010.44
- Period 1st quarter of the 20th century, 3rd quarter of the 19th century
- Materials paper
- Technique glued
- Measurements 8,8 x 17,6 cm
Historical context
La photographie stéréoscopique prend de l’importance au tournant du 20e siècle au sein des milieux bourgeois occidentaux. Cette technique, qui peut être considérée comme l’ancêtre de la 3D, consiste à donner une impression de relief et de profondeur au cerveau humain qui observe simultanément, à l’aide d’un stéréoscope, deux photographies distinctes et côte à côte représentant une même scène. Cette impression de ...
- Accession Number 2010.44
- Period 1st quarter of the 20th century, 3rd quarter of the 19th century
- Materials paper
- Technique glued
- Measurements 8,8 x 17,6 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, donation by Denise Robert, 2010.044
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