Happy Commonsversary to the Musée McCord!
Posted by Penny in NewsWe celebrate the first anniversary of the Musée McCord on The Commons at Flickr today! With over 200,000 views on their 290 photographs, we cheer on their mission of outreach and engagement. The museum has been a vibrant Canadian presence, with images of architecture, family portraits, landscapes, and cityscapes, along with snow, hockey, and lumber.
A sampling of their images so far — to be viewed with or without a side of poutine, as you see fit (and BTW: yes, there’s a whole Flickr group dedicated to images of poutine):
| Their most popular image is this dramatic train wreck, from the set “Views of Canada – Vues du Canada (1858-1935) “ |  Collision between two engines, Bay of Quinte Railway, ON, 1892 |
| Many of the images in this set, as well as the museum’s collection as a whole, are from William Notman’s Montreal. He and his sons documented Canadian life and people from 1856 to 1936. |  Views of Canada – Vues du Canada (1858-1935) |
| In 1956, McGill University purchased the historic collection of the William Notman & Son studio, housing it in the McCord Museum of Canadian History, forming the Notman Photographic Archives. |  Views of Montreal – Vues de Montréal (1863-1925) |
| There is hockey! |  Being Irish O’Quebec – Irlandais O’Québec |
| Views as long as the day … |  View from Signal Hill, St. John’s, NL, about 1900 |
| And truly remarkable images of Canada’s First Peoples. |  Royal Tour: Aboriginal women and children, Vancouver, BC, 1901 |
| Cheers to you, Musée McCord — may your 2nd year be as fulfilling in The Commons as your first! |  Rustico Beach, PE, 1916 (?) |
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