An iceboat slides over the frozen St. Lawrence in this piece by the famous painter Cornelius Krieghoff. It shows a boat on runners sliding over the icy surface, pushed by the winds. This mode of transport was common in 19th-century Québec City. It could be used in the depths of winter, when the entire river was frozen over. This was called the “ice bridge” at the time.
Cornelius Krigkoff
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
Document in the public domain (free of copyright) - Date: 1860
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