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Ready for the portage, Rivière Rouge, QC
Alexander Henderson1863/1865
McCord Stewart Museum
Montreal, Canada
The Rouge runs from Mont Tremblant, in the Laurentians, to the Ottawa River. When Henderson travelled down the river by canoe with his assistant, its fierce rapids made portage a necessity.
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- Title: Ready for the portage, Rivière Rouge, QC
- Creator Lifespan: 1831/1913
- Date: 1863/1865
- Type: Photographie, Photograph
- Titre: Prêt pour le portage, rivière Rouge, QC
- Photographer: Alexander Henderson
- Description: Du mont Tremblant dans les Laurentides à la rivière des Outaouais coule la rivière Rouge. Avec son assistant, Henderson descendait cette rivière en canot. Cependant, les rapides tumultueux de ce cours d'eau leur imposaient l'épreuve du portage.
- Credit line: Gift of Miss E. Dorothy Benson, Don de Miss E. Dorothy Benson
- Rights: http://www.musee-mccord.qc.ca/en/orders/conditions/
- External Link: http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/collection/artifacts/MP-0000.1452.163
- Medium: Silver salts on paper mounted on card - Albumen process, Sels d'argent sur papier monté sur carton - Papier albuminé
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