The fire of June 1845, seen from the far bank of the Saint-Charles River
On May 28, 1845, a fire ravaged the Saint-Roch district in Québec City. On June 28, a second fire destroyed two more of the city’s central neighbourhoods. A Montréal publishing house subsequently sold copies of this poster as part of educational activities on fire prevention. A note below the image states that one third of the profits would go to the fire victims.
George T. Stanford d’après un dessin de John Murray
Ville de Québec
Document in the public domain (free of copyright) - Date: 1845