Views of Montréal's harbour, train stations, cathedrals

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People:

A. J. (Abraham Jacob) Livinson (archive creator)

Title:

Views of Montréal's harbour, train stations, cathedrals

Date:

circa 1925-1943

Description:

The group consists chiefly of views of Montréal's harbour, train stations, cathedrals, buildings and streets, several structures on the campus of McGill University, the Bell Telephone Building and Windsor Station. There are views of the city from Mount Royal. There is a photograph of a drawing by S.H. Maw of the former head office of the Royal Bank of Canada at the corner of St-Jacques and St-Pierre Streets. There are also interior views of a commercial office in the Beaver Hall Building and of the Back River Power Station. There are stamps and/or inscriptions on several of the photographs.

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
41 photograph(s)

Extent and medium:

41 photographs

Dimensions:

sheet (smallest): 12.9 × 17.7 cm sheet (largest): 24 × 25.5 cm

Reference number:

ARCH265124

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

The majority of the photographs are in landscape format, however some are in portrait format.

Credit line:
A. Jacob Livinson photographs collection
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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