
Quebec & The Maritimes
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Caption
Notre Dame Church, Interior, Montreal, Que. The first Notre Dame chapel was built in 1642 at Point Callieres [sic], succeeded by a larger edifice in 1654. In 1672 the first Notre Dame Church was built on Place D'Armes. The present church was erected in 1829. The interior is 255 ft. long, 134 ft. wide and 80 ft. high. In the eastern tower hang ten bells and in the western Le Gros Bourdon weighing 15 tons. The towers are 227 ft. high.
Physical Description
One color postcard with a divided back. The postcard was made in Canada.
Condition
Used
Postmark Date
1951-08-06
Sender
Alice & Helen [Quebec, Canada]
Recipient
Mrs. John C. Landis, Jr. [Saint Joseph, Missouri]
Language of Message
English
Language of Postcard
English
Location
Canada–Quebéc Province–Montréal
Date Issued
1908-
Object Type
Postcard
Object Size
14 X 09 cm
Original Collection
San Diego College for Women Postcard Collection
Digital Collection
Canadian Postcard Collection
Digital Publisher
Copley Library. University of San Diego
Collection Number
Quebec-16
Date Digitized
2013-12-17
Image Format
Image/JPEG
Repository
Special Collections. Copley Library, University of San Diego
Image File Location
P:\SDCW Postcard Collection\NorthAmerica\Canada\Quebec-16A
Image File Size
264 KB
Copyright
This postcard may be protected by copyright law. It is being made available for non-commercial, personal, educational, and research use only. It is the responsibility of the user to locate and obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) or heirs for any other use.
Keywords
Montréal (Québec), Notre-Dame de Montréal (Church), Basilicas, Catholic churches, Interiors, Altars