Name/Title
Photograph, Gelatin Silver: Historical Ball, 1896Entry/Object ID
P197Description
One sepia colored photograph depicting the Historical Ball in 1896, the theme was the discovery of Canada by Jacques Cartier 1534-36. There are twelve people posing in period costume in photograph. Bottom of photograph reads: "Time" Discovery of Canada by Jacques Cartier A.D. 1534-1536 // Mrs. Tringham, Mr A. Powell, Miss. Herchfelder, Sheriff Sweetland, Madame Casgrain, Lt. Col. Burland, Mr. T. Gordon, Miss S. Sparks, Mr. C. Goodeve, Miss Burn, Mr. George Burn, Mrs. Chas. Goodeve, // Historical Ball~ Given by their Excellencies the Earl and Countess of Aberdeen in the Senate Chamber Ottawa, 17 Feb 1896. // Third Historic Group". The photograph is displayed in a brown wooden frame.Made/Created
Studio
W.J. TopleyDate made
1896Place
City
OTTAWACounty
ONTARIOCountry
CanadaNotes
Country of Origin: Canada
Reference for photograph is "Illustrations of The Historical Ball...1896," with a short historical introduction by J.G. Bourinot, Ottawa: Durie and Son, 1896. (See object file)
Additional create date: 1897
Support: paper
Wood, Paper, Metal, Glass, Photographic, Ink, Photography, PhotographyInscription/Signature/Marks
Transcription
"Time" Discovery of Canada by Jacques Cartier A.D. 1534-1536 // Mrs. Tringham, Mr A. Powell, Miss. Herchfelder, Sheriff Sweetland, Madame Casgrain, Lt. Col. Burland, Mr. T. Gordon, Miss S. Sparks, Mr. C. Goodeve, Miss Burn, Mr. George Burn, Mrs. Chas. Goodeve, // Historical Ball~ Given by their Excellencies the Earl and Countess of Aberdeen in the Senate Chamber Ottawa, 17 Feb 1896. // Third Historic Group"Notes
Written in black ink across the bottom of the photograph.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Gelatin Silver, Gelatin Silver, FurnishingsLegacy Lexicon
Object Name
Photograph, Gelatin SilverDimensions
Height
36.1 cmWidth
48.5 cmDepth
2.7 cm