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Plains of Abraham: A Defining Battle for Canada 🍁

Sept 13, 1759: British (Wolfe) vs. French (Montcalm) on the Plains of Abraham. A short, decisive British victory led to the fall of Quebec, altering Canadian history. Both Wolfe & Montcalm died. The British gained control of New France, shaping Canada's future. A pivotal clash! 😮
#QuebecHistory #Canada 🇨🇦

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Plains_of_Abraham

Plains of Abraham: A Defining Battle for Canada 🍁

Sept 13, 1759: British (Wolfe) vs. French (Montcalm) on the Plains of Abraham. A short, decisive British victory led to the fall of Quebec, altering Canadian history. Both Wolfe & Montcalm died. The British gained control of New France, shaping Canada's future. A pivotal clash! 😮
#QuebecHistory #Canada 🇨🇦

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Plains_of_Abraham

Film Review—Quebec’s North Shore Uprising, as Told by its Protagonists

Discover the powerful narrative of Quebec's working-class history in the documentary “Sept-Îles '72: Archives du monde ordinaire.” Through archival footage and modern-day imagery, director Etienne Langlois captures the essence of a pivotal moment in Sept-Îles. Don't miss this compelling exploration of resilience and struggle.

Read more: https://ift.tt/9atpWI3 #QuebecHistory #Documentary #FilmReview

Removing Snow in Montreal (ca. 1850) Artist: Attributed to Irish-born artist James Duncan [Source: ROM Collections] Watercolour, some gouache, over pencil

The Canadian Encyclopedia
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/james-d-duncan#:~:text=Duncan-,James%20D.,as%20a%20painter%20in%20watercolour.

#CanadianArt #Horse #Horses #WorkingHorses #Wedsneigh #sled #horsedrawn #Quebec #QuebecHistory #Montreal #MontrealHistory #Watercolour

Removing Snow in Montreal (ca. 1850) Artist: Attributed to Irish-born artist James Duncan [Source: ROM Collections] Watercolour, some gouache, over pencil

The Canadian Encyclopedia
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/james-d-duncan#:~:text=Duncan-,James%20D.,as%20a%20painter%20in%20watercolour.

#CanadianArt #Horse #Horses #WorkingHorses #Wedsneigh #sled #horsedrawn #Quebec #QuebecHistory #Montreal #MontrealHistory #Watercolour

Removing Snow in Montreal (ca. 1850) Artist: Attributed to Irish-born artist James Duncan [Source: ROM Collections] Watercolour, some gouache, over pencil

The Canadian Encyclopedia
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/james-d-duncan#:~:text=Duncan-,James%20D.,as%20a%20painter%20in%20watercolour.

#CanadianArt #Horse #Horses #WorkingHorses #Wedsneigh #sled #horsedrawn #Quebec #QuebecHistory #Montreal #MontrealHistory #Watercolour

Removing Snow in Montreal (ca. 1850) Artist: Attributed to Irish-born artist James Duncan [Source: ROM Collections] Watercolour, some gouache, over pencil

The Canadian Encyclopedia
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/james-d-duncan#:~:text=Duncan-,James%20D.,as%20a%20painter%20in%20watercolour.

#CanadianArt #Horse #Horses #WorkingHorses #Wedsneigh #sled #horsedrawn #Quebec #QuebecHistory #Montreal #MontrealHistory #Watercolour

Removing Snow in Montreal (ca. 1850) Artist: Attributed to Irish-born artist James Duncan [Source: ROM Collections] Watercolour, some gouache, over pencil

The Canadian Encyclopedia
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/james-d-duncan#:~:text=Duncan-,James%20D.,as%20a%20painter%20in%20watercolour.

#CanadianArt #Horse #Horses #WorkingHorses #Wedsneigh #sled #horsedrawn #Quebec #QuebecHistory #Montreal #MontrealHistory #Watercolour

Charles Lumkin Half-Way House, Côte-des-Neiges (1885) British Artist: Henri-Richard S. Bunnett [Source: McCord Stewart Museum] Competitive snowshoers - the French "Le Trappeur" athletes in blue and white, the English "St. Georges" in red and white.

Now that it's finally snowed, I'll be pulling on some snowshoes for the first time next week😃 If you're near Montreal this is a great place - https://cefseguin.com/en/raquette/

#CanadianArt #Montreal #Snowshoe #OilPainting #WinterSports #QuebecHistory #Sleigh

Old Fashion Transport, Quebec, Canada. Campagnard avec son attelage, Quebec, Canada (early 20th century)

A boy and his dog 😍
One of my favourite postcards in my personal collection shows a country boy and his working dog from rural Quebec (probably the Gaspe region). I love the close-up of the dog harness and the dog cart as well as the two planks that serve as a bridge over the roadside ditch.

#Dog #Dogs #DogCarts #MonDog #WorkingDogs #Quebec #QuebecHistory #postcard #Vintage #et

🧵 Menuisiers Allant A L'Ouvrage, Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Que. (early 20th century) English - Carpenters leaving for work

This is from my collection of vintage postcards of working dogs of Quebec.

#Dog #Dogs #DogCarts #WorkingDogs #Quebec #QuebecHistory #et

[1/5] Growing up in Quebec in the ‘50s it was still common to see images of Father Time at New Year's. Out of curiosity, I looked him up and I’d like to share these historic images which are all drawn from Quebec periodicals.
This first is a winged Father Time from 1901 holding an hourglass, by the well-known Quebec artist Edmond-Joseph Massicotte. Source: BANQ

#Pagan #NewYear #FatherTime
#Quebec #QuebecHistory #QuebecArt #ArtNouveau
#NouvelAn #CanadianArt #et

This is St. Nicholas (although I think he looks more like an elf) by wood engraver John Henry Walker.
Walker was Irish and immigrated to Montreal in the 1820s. His illustrations appeared in many of Quebec's periodicals in the 19th century but he struggled to have his prints or wood engravings taken seriously as "art".
[Source: McCord Museum]

#Christmas #ChristmasArt
#QuebecHistory #Montreal
#MontrealHistory #StNicolas
#SantaClaus #FatherChristmas
#CanadianArt #retro. #et

This old-fashioned Santa Claus with a toboggan on his back and snowshoes on his feet is drawn from the Christmas 1894 issue of the Montreal Illustrated.

Christmas is a great time to remember that snowshoes and the toboggan were first developed by First Nations peoples. Without these gifts, the first settlers would have struggled even more to overcome Canada’s harsh winters.

#Christmas
#CanadianChristmas
#Canadian #SantaClaus
#MontrealHistory
#QuebecHistory #FirstNations
#et

Here's a cheerful Christmas illustration!

Father Time (with a scythe a la Grim Reaper) greets Santa Claus who's accompanied by children from around the world.

It's from Quebec's "Le Monde illustré" (1893) and the caption says "Le bonhomme Le Temps souhaitant la bienvenue à Santa Claus et à la nouvelle Année".

#Christmas #Xmas
#QuebecHistory #MontrealHistory
#FatherChristmas #SantaClaus
#Noel #PereNoel
#et

Image Source: BANQ Archives
Le Monde illustré, Vol. 10

This is the one cent stamp that was on the back of the Lipton's Tea Advertising Card that I discussed above.
This one cent Canada postage stamp commemorated The 300th Anniversary of Quebec (1608 - 1908). It depicts two historical figures - the explorers Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain and has the notation "IIIe Centenaire de Quebec) at the foot.

#stamp #Quebechistory #Quebec #Cartier #Champlain