View of a round stone structure identified as a windmill in a field, Quebec, Canada

People:

Unknown (photographer)

Title:

View of a round stone structure identified as a windmill in a field, Quebec, Canada

Date:

1889-1896

Description:

Photograph depicts a tall, round structure constructed in stones. The structure appears old, with a deep crack down the front and evidence of patching jobs in the stonework. It has a pointed cone shaped roof constructed of wood. A narrow doorway supported by wooden beams is at centre with a small wood-framed window above it. The structure appears to be on a hilltop or similarly elevated area.

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Collodion-chloride print

Dimensions:

page: 17.3 × 24.7 cm (6 13/16 × 9 3/4 in.)

Reference number:

PH1980:0817:033

Inscription:

inscribed, by an unknown hand, on seconary support, left: "An old windmill on the road to Cacouna"

Location:

Québec Canada

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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