Old Photographs of Canada from 1858-1935. vintage everyday

vintage everyday:

The photographs from the Notman Photographics Archives are a priceless testimony to the history of Canada in the 19th and 20th centuries, from its people to its landscapes... 

         Aboriginal family near Prince Albert, SK, 1919
William Notman (1826-1891), his sons, and the photographic studio he founded in Montreal, documented

Canadian life and her people from 1856 to 1936. The Notman studio, among others, was commissioned by William Van Horne (general manager of the CPR) to record the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and to show Canadians the wonders of the western scenery and the majestic Rocky Mountain ranges, with a view to encouraging immigration to the West...Photos here...