Item 4: Typical French Canadian Homestead, Province of Quebec, Canada
Scope and Contents
Color image depicts two women working at a loom. A baby sleeps in a cradle on the right with another small child looking over the cradle. Caption on reverse: "In the typical French-Canadian home built of handhewn timbers and furnished with hand-made furniture, the spinning wheel and loom are still used. Grandmother and Mother are weaving the famous Murray Bay Homespun an industry-sponsored by the Canada Steamship Lines." Novelty Mfg. & Art Co. Ltd., Montreal. ca. 1920-1930. 9 x 13.75 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Dates
- 1842-2003
Language of Materials
Collection material in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.
Extent
6.33 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853