Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Through the Lens of George Hunter: Digitizing and Preserving Photographic Images of Quebec and the East Coast, 1940–90
Agreement Number:
2021-0049
Agreement Value:
$23,755.00
Agreement Date:
May 19, 2020 - Mar 31, 2021
Description:
The Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation (CHPF) houses an extensive archive of photographic images by award-winning Canadian photographer George Hunter. In this project, the CHPF will preserve, digitize and make available approximately 4,000 photographs (from the larger collection) featuring landscape and culture in Quebec and the Maritime provinces from 1940 to 1990.
Photographs include images of daily life, aerial shots, industry, farming, cities and small towns. By digitizing and making these images available to researchers, community groups, historians, teachers and the public, in both official languages, the collection offers points of reference, historical context and representations of cultural diversity within Canada.
Organization:
Library and Archives Canada
Location:
Montréal, Quebec, CA
Reference Number:
001-2020-2021-Q1-00006
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation
Program:
Documentary Heritage Communities Program