at the MUSEUM

This selection of approximately 90 images is on the subject of Mount Royal, the mountain at the foot of which grew the city of Montreal. The set comprises mainly paintings and photographs depicting the mountain and views taken from its slopes. Other images show the various seasonal activities and sports that took place on Mount Royal such as walking, snowshoeing, tobogganing and skiing.

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• Painting showing views of the city with Mount Royal in the background, paintings and prints illustrating views as seen from the slopes of the mountain
• Photographs of people tobogganing, skiing, snowshoeing, walking
• Prints and photographs depicting the inclined railway, tramway, lookouts on the mountain
• Plan for the development of Mount Royal Park, postcards of the city of Montreal featuring this park

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