Dogs have long been “man’s best friend”. The COVID-19 pandemic saw a surge in dog ownership in Montreal, but Montreal has long been home to our favourite canine friends. We recently discovered the McCord Stewart Museum archives and have been spending a lot of time browsing their incredible gallery of images. The website is easy to use and has a variety of subjects and topics to browse.
In this archive, you will find photographs of adorable dogs in Montreal and the surrounding areas between 1921-1940. This is the second article in our series – check out our archive of dogs from 1862-1898 here.
1921- Miss Brainerd’s dog, Montreal, QC1923- Miss Hodgson’s dog, Montreal, QC1923-Miss Hodgson’s dog, Montreal, QC1924- Mrs Esdaile’s dog, Montreal, QC1925- Mrs. C. B. Foster’s dog, Montreal, QC1925- Lady Williams-Taylor’s dog, Montreal, QC1925- Florence Sutcliffe holding small dog, QC1926- Mrs. Bezgy’s dog, Montreal, QC1926- Florence Sutcliffe, Annie Sutcliffe, and dog Princess on garden swing, Laval-des-Rapides, QC1926- Miss L. Lamontagne’s dog, Montreal, QC1926- Dog, copied for J. G. Alderson1927-Marie Sutcliffe in her garden holding a dog, QC1929- Dixie, a small dog in doorway on St. Denis Street, Montreal, QC1933- Frank Huntley Sutcliffe outdoors with dog1934- Winter sports in Quebec. Dog sledding, QC1935- Miss Kathleen McConnell with dog, skiing, QC1936-Lady and dogs in front of a house, Montreal, QC1937- Archdeacon Frederick G. Scott with dog, QC1939- Park Avenue, small dog in foreground, Laval-des-Rapides, QC
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