Canadian Calèche, Quebec City

A light-colored horse stands in profile before an open, two-wheeled calèche, with a top-hatted driver seated forward and a passenger behind him. Another carriage is visible beyond. Exposed masonry, boarded openings and shuttered windows form the close street backdrop, with a partly obscured hotel sign at left.

The reverse identifies the subject through the underlined entry “107 Canadian Calèche” beneath the heading “Quebec.” The printed instruction “[SUBJECT UNDERLINED.]” confirms how the selected view is marked, and the carriage pictured on the front agrees with that title. The catalogue heading supports identification as Quebec City, Quebec; the street, buildings and occupants remain unidentified. No separate view number is legible in the front photographs.

The reverse catalogue is organized under Montreal, Quebec and Ottawa, indicating a probable broader Canadian-view series. Neighboring Quebec listings include No. 103, “Champlain Market”; No. 104, “Up Town Market”; No. 111, “Canadian Milk and Swill Cart,” with “Canadian” represented by a ditto mark; and No. 112, “St. Lawrence River, opposite Quebec.” These provide useful comparison points for further series research, but do not establish the photographer, publisher or date.

Two arched-top photographs are mounted side by side on yellow card with ornamental side borders. Supplied dimensions: 6.94 × 3.47 inches (176.3 × 88.0 mm). Clean and sound overall, with no significant damage visible in the scans.