1933

Black and white photograph of a man in religious dress, identified on the verso side of the photograph as John C. Farthing, Anglican Lord Bishop of Montreal. Farthing stands at a microphone and appears to be in the middle of a speech. There are people in the background in academic regalia, royal military uniform, and fancy clothes. The photograph is believed to have been taken during the cornerstone ceremonies [of the Montreal Neurological Institute] in 1933.

image.photograph.black and white 12.7 x 18.0 cm

English

Farthing, John Cragg, 1961-1947.
Montreal Neurological Institute -- History.
McGill University -- History.
Academic costume.
Cornerstone laying.
Women’s clothing.

Wilder Penfield Digital Collection

Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series E (Events) -- Sub-Series E/PN (Events, published Neuro)

Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University

John C. Farthing, at the cornerstone ceremony 1933, photograph (front). [Online image]. Wilder Penfield Digital Collection Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series E (Events) -- Sub-Series E/PN (Events, published Neuro) . Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University . Retrieved April 19, 2024 from http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/penfieldfonds/fullrecord.php?ID=9740

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Montréal (Québec).

E/PN 1 (33-10-6)