File:An incident of the smallpox epidemics in Montreal.jpg

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Sketch representing an incident with the police during the smallpox epidemics in Montral in 1885

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English: This sketch, entitled "Incident of the Smallpox Epidemic, Montreal" by Robert Harris, shows the violence with which the sanitary police removed smallpox patients from the public
Français : Ce dessin, intitulé "Incident de l'épidémie de variole, Montréal" par Robert Harris, montre la violence avec laquelle la police sanitaire isolait du public les patients atteints de la variole. Vision d'artiste tentant de représenter, selon l'article du magazine, un incident survenu rue Rolland à Montréal, lors duquel une vingtaine de policiers emmènent les jeunes enfants de M. Élie Gagnon et se bagarrent avec celui-ci et son fils.
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Source This reproduction is from https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/plague-the-red-death-strikes-montreal-feature
The illustration was initially published in Harper's Weekly, November 28, 1885, page 781 [1]
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Robert Harris  (1849–1919)  wikidata:Q7345286
 
Robert Harris
Description Canadian painter
portrait of the Fathers of Confederation
Date of birth/death 18 September 1849 Edit this at Wikidata 27 February 1919 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Bryn y Pîn, Caerhun, Wales, UK Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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creator QS:P170,Q7345286

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