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Prisoner at Bordeaux Jail, Montreal, QC
Portrait depicting a prisoner behind bars. The prisoner could possibly be Mariolesi or M. Popvich (last name could also be Popovitch). The charcoal sketch shows the prisoner behind the bars of the jail cell in Bordeaux Jail, Montreal. During Worl War II Italian Canadian enemy aliens were held at Bordeaux Jail prior to being transferred to internment camps.
Accession#
LDICEA2011.0023.0002
Maker
Date
July 1940
Classification
Dimensions
6.3 x 5.7 inches
Inscriptions
Recto:
(top centre, handwritten in pencil) Mariolesi P.W.
(left side, handwritten in pencil) Période ou le seul fait d'être citoyen italien / rappresentez un crime contre l'empire et sa / majesté.
(bottom centre, signed in pencil) V. Poggi / luglio 1940
(bottom centre, handwritten in pencil) barre piu vicino. Prison de Bordaux
Acquisition Method
Loan Digital Reproduction
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