Old Photographs of Dogs in Montréal (1862-1898)

One of my favourite things to do for our websites is create these historic archives featuring images from our city’s and country’s past. The archives in cities across the country vary wildly with some being very well populated and easy to use and some being slightly less populated and a bit difficult to navigate.

1886 - Mrs. Charles Sise's boys and dogs, Montreal
1886 – Mrs. Charles Sise’s boys and dogs, Montreal

I 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.

For my latest collection of images, I thought it would be fun to showcase images of people and their pets. In this archive, I chose to feature Old photographs of dogs from the mid to late 1800s. Let us know which images are your favourites and if you spot anything interesting about the photographs.

1862 - Thomas Bell and dogs, Montreal
1862 – Thomas Bell and dogs, Montreal
1862 - William P. Despard and dog, Montreal
1862 – William P. Despard and dog, Montreal
1863 - Capt. Littleton and dogs, Montreal
1863 – Capt. Littleton and dogs, Montreal
1863 - James Thomson and dogs, Montreal
1863 – James Thomson and dogs, Montreal
1864 - Charles and Edward Ermatinger and dogs, Montreal
1864 – Charles and Edward Ermatinger and dogs, Montreal
1864 - Miss Rose and dog, Montreal
1864 – Miss Rose and dog, Montreal
1865 - Master and Missie Laflamme and dogs, Montreal
1865 – Master and Missie Laflamme and dogs, Montreal
1866 - Master Fred Lewis and dog, Montreal
1866 – Master Fred Lewis and dog, Montreal
1867 - Master Niven and two dogs, Montreal
1867 – Master Niven and two dogs, Montreal
1868 - Master W. and Master H. Boulton with their dog, Montreal
1868 – Master W. and Master H. Boulton with their dog, Montreal
1871 - W. A. E. Raynes and friend, Montreal
1871 – W. A. E. Raynes and friend, Montreal
1876 - Master Holdie and dog, Montreal
1876 – Master Holdie and dog, Montreal
1880 - Master Arthur F. Sandham and dog, Montreal
1880 – Master Arthur F. Sandham and dog, Montreal
1881 - Miss Hawley and dog, Montreal
1881 – Miss Hawley and dog, Montreal
1882 - Master Hickson and dog, Montreal
1882 – Master Hickson and dog, Montreal
1882 - Master Yuile and dog, Montreal
1882 – Master Yuile and dog, Montreal
1882 - William D. Drysdale and dogs, Montreal
1882 – William D. Drysdale and dogs, Montreal
1885 - J. Tiffin and dogs, Montreal
1885 – J. Tiffin and dogs, Montreal
1885 - Miss Cleary and dogs, Montreal
1885 – Miss Cleary and dogs, Montreal
1886 - Mrs Trotter's baby and dog, Montreal
1886 – Mrs Trotter’s baby and dog, Montreal
1889 - Missie Meighan and dog, Montreal
1889 – Missie Meighan and dog, Montreal
1890 - Miss MacKenzie, brother and dogs, Montreal
1890 – Miss MacKenzie, brother and dogs, Montreal
1891 - Missie Lyman and sister with dogs, Montreal
1891 – Missie Lyman and sister with dogs, Montreal
1891 - Mrs. Laurin's children and dogs, Montreal
1891 – Mrs. Laurin’s children and dogs, Montreal
1891 - The Misses Lyman and dogs, Montreal
1891 – The Misses Lyman and dogs, Montreal
1893 - Miss Hamilton's dogs, Montreal
1893 – Miss Hamilton’s dogs, Montreal
1894 - Mrs. Hamilton's dogs, Montreal
1894 – Mrs. Hamilton’s dogs, Montreal
1896 - Miss Hamilton's pony, sleigh and dog, Montreal
1896 – Miss Hamilton’s pony, sleigh and dog, Montreal
1898 - J. B. Patterson and dog, Montreal
1898 – J. B. Patterson and dog, Montreal