MUSÉE McCORD MUSEUM. Montréal, Québec, Canada. Bookmark

MUSÉE McCORD MUSEUM
690, rue Sherbrooke Ouest
Montréal H3A 1E9
www.musee-mccord.qc.ca

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The McCord Museum, formerly known as the McCord Museum of Canadian History, is a public research and teaching museum dedicated to the study of social history and the history of Montreal. The Museum’s Archives, Documentary Art, Dress, Fashion and Textiles, Indigenous Cultures, Material Culture and Photography collections, containing 2.5 million images, objects, documents and works of art, position it as the custodian of a remarkable historical heritage. It is located directly across the street from McGill University, in the downtown core of Montreal. On 13 October 1921, the McCord National Museum, as it was then called, moved to the former McGill Union building, designed by Percy Erskine Nobbs in the Arts and Crafts tradition.[The collection was based on the McCord family collection. Since 1878, David Ross McCord had been adding to the already considerable collection assembled by his family since their arrival in Canada. Over the years, he developed the plan of founding a national history museum in Montreal, at that time Canada's metropolis. Starting 31 August 2022, the museum was renamed the McCord Stewart Museum. This followed the permanent closure of the Stewart Museum in February 2021 and the integration of its collection into that of the McCord Museum. The Stewart collection consisted of approximately 27,000 artefacts related to the European presence in New France and North America.

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CHÂTEAU MUSÉE VODOU. Strasbourg, France

 CHÂTEAU MUSÉE VODOU
4, rue de Koenigshoffen
67000 Strasbourg
www.chateau-vodou.com

Informative brochure.

The Voodoo Castle Museum was founded in January 2014 by Marie-Luce and Marc Arbogast and presents one of the most important collections of private Voodoo art in France. It is situated in the old water castle which was built in 1878 and listed as a historic monument of France in 1984. The collection consists of nearly 1060 Voodoo objects originating in Togo, Benin, Ghana and Nigeria. 220 of these pieces are permanently on display at the exhibition titled "Le Vodou, l’Art de Voir Autrement" [Voodoo as an Art to See Differently].

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Ship "CIUDAD DE CÁDIZ". Compañía Trasantlántica Española. Postcard (1997)

CIUDAD DE CÁDIZ
Compañía Trasatlántica Española

Painting by M. Martí Barrionuevo.

Postcard published by Trajecte S.A. Nº 108, 1997.

The ship Ciudad de Cádiz was built in Renfrew (Scotland) in 1878 by order of Antonio López & Co (the Compañía Trasatlántica had not yet been created). It had a capacity for 417 passengers. Its length was 110.8 metres, and its width, 11.6 metres. It was destined for the lines to the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, and later to the line to Spanish Guinea (now Equatorial Guinea), where it met its end: it sank on 10 October 1924 when sailing between San Carlos and Santa Isabel, today Luba and Malabo. During the war of 1898 between Spain and the United States it was armed as an auxiliary cruiser and integrated into the squadron destined for Cuba.

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MUSEU CLARÀ, Barcelona. Postcard (1974)

MUSEU CLARÀ
Barcelona

Postcard published by Comercial Escudo de Oro nº 3 / 7891 (1974).

The Clarà Museum was an art museum located in Barcelona, ​​created in 1969 in the Tres Torres neighborhood, which collected a series of sculptures by Josep Clarà. When it was closed, in 1995, a large part of the museum's collection was transferred to the National Museum of Art of Catalonia and the Museu de la Garrotxa (in Olot).

Josep Clarà i Ayats (Olot 1878 - Barcelona 1958) was a Catalan sculptor educated at the Fine Arts schools of Olot, Toulouse and Paris, the city where he settled. In the 1910s he was considered one of the leaders of the Catalan Noucentisme and established his own classic model. He returned to Catalonia in 1932. Many of his sculptures can be found, as public art, in various places in the city of Barcelona. He also excelled as a draftsman.

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ALICE SPRINGS - PORT AUGUSTA railway operanting the Ghan (Australia), July 1927

Locomotive N. M. 34 railway operanting the Ghan between Alice Springs and Port Augusta (Australia), July 1927. Artist: R.W.H. Crawford. Postcard by Historical & Fine Arts Studio, Alice Springs, A.H. 089 53 1103.
[The Ghan is a passenger train operating between Adelaide, Alice Springs, and Darwin on the Adelaide-Darwin railway in Australia. Began operation in 1878.]

Locomotora N. M. 34 de la línea ferroviaria Ghan entre Alice Springs y Port Augusta (Australia), julio de 1927. Artista: R.W.H. Crawford. Tarjeta postal del Historical & Fine Arts Studio, Alice Springs, A.H. 089 53 1103.

Locomotora N. M. 34 de la línia ferroviaria Ghan entre Alice Springs i Port Augusta (Austràlia), juliol de 1927. Artista: R.W.H. Crawford. Targeta postal del Historical & Fine Arts Studio, Alice Springs, A.H. 089 53 1103.

Locomotive N. M. 34 de la ligne de chemin de fer Ghan entre Alice Springs et Port Augusta (Australie), juillet 1927. Artiste: R.W.H. Crawford. Carte postale de l'Historical & Fine Arts Studio, Alice Springs, A.H. 089 53 1103.

Locomotiva N. M. 34 della linea ferroviaria Ghan tra Alice Springs e Port Augusta (Australia), luglio 1927. Artista: R.W.H. Crawford. Cartolina dell'Historical & Fine Arts Studio, Alice Springs, A.H. 089 53 1103.

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RESTAURANT BEIM HOFMEISTER, Wien (Österreich / Austria)

RESTAURANT BEIM HOFMEISTER

Bräunerstrasse 7
1010 Wien (Österreich / Austria)
www.restaurant-hofmeister.at

[In the place of actual restaurant the imperial riding stables of Empress Maria Theresria had been situated till 1687. The portal, adorned by an escutcheon, was erected in 1684 and has been well preserved to this day. Indeed gastronomy was established since 1723 under these vaults. The whote building was called “Freihaus Walterskirchen”. In 1878 Katharina Breyer founded here the so called “Protiviner Bierhalle”, named after the small Bohemian town Protivin, where a famous brewery was situated. As of 1902 the new owner decided to sell only the famous Eudweiser beer. In 1919 the grandparents Hofmeister took over the restaurant and called it “Zum alten Burgkeller”. In the postwar era the restaurant changed its name into “Bukarest” and after 1998 once more into “Beim Hofmeister” named after our surname, in honour and gratitude of our grandparents.]

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Tarjeta publicitaria.
Targeta publicitària.
Carte publicitaire.
Carta pubblicitaria.

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GOSPORT AND FAREHAM OMNIBUS COMPANY (England). Bus ticket

GOSPORT AND FAREHAM OMNIBUS COMPANY (England). Bus Bell Punch ticket Nº E 1919. 1½d.
[The company originated in 1878 when a bill to develop the Gosport Street Tramways, a subsidiary of the Provincial Tramways Company Ltd was promoted. No results were evident until 17th July 1882 when 8 horse cars ran a 7½-minute headway route from Gosport Beach (now the ferry) via Elson Road to Brockhurst. This was one of the many Provincial Tramway systems in Portsmouth, Cleethorpes, Devonport and Cardiff. A bill to change the Companies legal name to Gosport and Fareham Tramways was proposed in 1906, but not proceeded with. It was however, duly adopted as the fleet name. A bus service form Bury Cross to Lee-on-Solent was opened up by the tramway company in 1910 and later extended to run from Brockhurst to Lee-on-Solent. The 1914-18 war terminated bus operations and in the early post war years a large number of one-bus operators appeared in the Gosport and Lee areas and through the 1920s competition with the trams grew fierce. In 1929 the Bury Cross route was converted to motor buses and the Fareham route cut back to Ann's Hill. The last trams ran on 31st December 1929 and the company changed its name to the Gosport and Fareham Omnibus Company. Seven tramcars went to nearby subsidiary of Provincial Tramways, the Portsdown and Horndean Railway, which continued until acquired by Southdown in 1935. The intensive network of services radiating from the Ferry, Haslar, Elson, Fareham Railway station and West End Estate, and a number of circular routes in Gosport were built up before the Second World War. The Company was hard pressed during the war due to the many service establishments in its area of operation; at the time of D-Day, even the veteran Leyland's saw service. Since the war the large Bridgemary estate has been served, and open toppers popularised the Stokes Bay route. One-man vehicles were introduced after 1953 on four lightly patronised routes. With nationalisation imminent, the private hire department was detached in 1947 to the parent company, Provincial Traction Company. Since 1936 the company had been the sole survivor of the once large Provincial system. In March 1969 the parent company Provincial Traction Company Limited (so renamed in 1936) was taken over by the Wiles Group and from 20th May 1969, this group was renamed the Swain Group.]

GOSPORT AND FAREHAM OMNIBUS COMPANY (Inglaterra). Billete de autobús Nº E 1919. 1½d.

GOSPORT AND FAREHAM OMNIBUS COMPANY (Anglaterra). Bitllet d'autobús Nº E 1919. 1½d.

GOSPORT AND FAREHAM OMNIBUS COMPANY (Angleterre). Billet de bus Nº E 1919. 1½d.

GOSPORT AND FAREHAM OMNIBUS COMPANY (Inghilterra). Biglietto d'autobus Nº E 1919. 1½d.

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PLEASANT POINT MUSEUM & RAILWAY, South Canterbury (New Zealand)

PLEASANT POINT MUSEUM & RAILWAY
Pleasant Point (South Canterbury, New Zealand)
http://pleasantpointrail.org.nz/

Kiwi the Engine and his friends Polly Pukeko, Percy Penguin and Tana Tuatara. Kiwi the Engine is D16, a locomotive built in Glasgow in 1878 and a former workhorse of the New Zealand Railways. Photo: Bryan Blanchard. Postcard produced by the Pleasant Point Railway and Historical Society, PPM 3, * 0310.

La locomotora Kiwi y sus amigos Polly Pukeko, Percy Penguin y Tana Tuatara. La locomotora Kiwi es una D16 construida en Glasgow (Escocia) en 1878, y una de las más antiguas de los Ferrocarriles de Nueva Zelanda. Foto: Bryan Blanchard. Tarjeta postal de la Pleasant Point Railway and Historical Society, PPM 3, * 0310.

La locomotora Kiwi i els seus amics Polly Pukeko, Percy Penguin i Tana Tuatara. La locomotora Kiwi és una D16 construïda en Glasgow (Escòcia) el 1878, i una de les més antigues dels Ferrocarrils de Nova Zelanda. Foto: Bryan Blanchard. Targeta postal de la Pleasant Point Railway and Historical Society, PPM 3, * 0310.

La locomotive Kiwi et ses amis Polly Pukeko, Percy Penguin et Tana Tuatara. La locomotive Kiwi est una D16 construite à Glasgow (Écosse) en 1878, et l'une des plus anciennes des chemins de fer de la Nouvelle-Zélande. Photo: Bryan Blanchard. Carte postale de la Pleasant Point Railway and Historical Society, PPM 3, * 0310.

La locomotiva Kiwi e i suoi amici Polly Pukeko, Percy Penguin e Tana Tuatara. La locomotora Kiwi è una D16 costruita a Glasgow (Scozia) nel 1878, e una delle più antiche delle ferovie della Nuova Zelanda. Foto: Bryan Blanchard. Cartolina della Pleasant Point Railway and Historical Society, PPM 3, * 0310.

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MUSEO STORICO P.C., Roma (Italia)

MUSEO STORICO P.C., Viale Europa, 00144 Roma EUR (Italia). Cartolina pubblicitaria.
[Il museo delle poste e telecomunicazioni italiano è gestito da Poste italiane e dal Ministero delle Poste e Telegrafi. Le stanze del museo occupano una superficie complessiva di 4000 m² nelle quali vengono raccolti oggetti, cimeli, francobolli che riguardano la storia della posta italiana che spazia dal telegrafo al computer passando per la radio e la televisione. Il primo abbozzo di questo museo è del 1878. In quest'anno Ernesto D'Amico fa creare presso l'ufficio dei Telegrafi a Firenze una raccolta di materiali telegrafici provenienti dai dagli antichi stati italiani prima dell'Unità d'Italia e non più utilizzati dall'unificazione italiana stessa. Successivamente, nel 1890, Pietro Lacava, volle un museo della posta da unire a quello telegrafico di Firenze, così fece organizzare e catalogare tutti quei cimeli che testimoniassero l'evoluzione delle comunicazioni nel corso della storia. Nel 1897, Emilio Sineo, continuò l'operato di Lacava, incrementando le acquisizioni nonché le donazioni di privati arrivando ad un rilevante patrimonio museale. Nel 1907 il materiale museale fu trasferito a Roma. Nel 1939 fu trovata una sede in un ufficio postale nel quartiere Prati. Tuttavia, solo dopo il termine della secoda guerra mondiale il museo venne aperto, questo il 21 giugno 1957. Nel 1977, il museo fu trasferito nella sede attuale ed inaugurato solamente nel 1982.]

HISTORICAL MUSEUM OF POST & TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Viale Europa, 00144 Rome EUR (Italy). Publicitary postcard.

MUSEO HISTÓRICO DEL CORREO Y LAS TELECOMUNICACIONES, Viale Europa, 00144 Roma EUR (Italia). Tarjeta postal publicitaria.

MUSEU HISTÒRIC DEL CORREU I LES TELECOMUNICACIONS, Viale Europa, 00144 Roma EUR (Itàlia). Targeta postal publicitària.

MUSÉE HISTORIQUE DES POSTES ET TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Viale Europa, 00144 Rome EUR (Italie). Carte postale publicitaire.

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SYDNEY FERRIES (Australia). Cruise the Harbour brochure (1997)

SYDNEY FERRIES (Australia). Cruise the Harbour informative brochure. (6.1997)
[Sydney Ferries is a statutory authority of the New South Wales Government, operating a fleet of 28 ferries and providing commuter ferry services on Sydney Harbour and the Parramatta River in Sydney, Australia. The earliest known ferry to operate on Port Jackson was The Rose Hill Packet (commonly known as "The Lump") which was built in 1789, and ran to Parramatta. This and other small boats carried cargo and passengers across the harbour and its estuaries. Sydney Ferries started life as a private sector company. In 1861, the North Shore Ferry Company was formed operating a ferry service across Sydney Harbour. The company was restructured and the name was changed to the North Shore Ferry Company in 1878. In 1899, after a series of mergers, the company was renamed Sydney Ferries Limited. At one point, Sydney Ferries Limited was the largest operator of ferries on the world. In 1951, Sydney Ferries Limited was facing financial difficulties, and on 1 July 1951 the company was acquired by the New South Wales Government. Meanwhile, up until 1972, the Manly ferry service had been operated independently by the Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Company, a publicly listed company on the Sydney Stock Exchange. On 19 April 1972, the Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Company was acquired by Brambles Industries Limited. Following a threat by Brambles to reduce the Manly ferry services, the New South Wales Government arranged for the Public Transport Commission to take over the service as from 1 December 1974. The Public Transport Commission later became the Urban Transit Authority of New South Wales, and then the State Transit Authority. In 2004, the Sydney Ferries Corporation was formed out of the State Transit Authority. In December 2008, the state owned corporation reverted to a statutory authority.]

SYDNEY FERRIES (Australia). Cruceros por el puerto, folleto tríptico informativo. (6.1997)

SYDNEY FERRIES (Austràlia). Creuers pel port, fullet tríptic informatiu. (6.1997)

SYDNEY FERRIES (Australie). Croisières dans le port, brochure informative. (6.1997)

SYDNEY FERRIES (Australia). Crociere nel porto, trittico informativo. (6.1997)

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