Haute-Ville in Québec in Capitale-Nationale, — Central Canada (French-Canadian)
Les photographes Livernois
The Livernois, a Family of Photographers
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 13, 2018
1. Les photographes Livernois Marker
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Les photographes Livernois. The Livernois, a Family of Photographers.
Jules-Isaïe Benoît dit Livernois 1830-1865
Élise l'Heureux 1827-1896
Jules-Ernest, 1851-1933
Jules, 1877-1952
Sculpteur Raoul Hunter , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Entre 1854 et 1952, trois générations de Livernois ont produit près de trois cent mille clichés et plus d'un million et demi d'épreuves photographiques, du daguerréotype aux images fixées sur gélatine argentique. Ces magiciens de la lumière ont expérimenté le techniques d'avant-garde de la photographie pour immortaliser sur pellicule le souvenir d'un siècle de la vie québécoise. La famille Livernois a ainsi contribué à notre enrichissement culturel.
C'est ici, dans cette maison, que la renommée du studio Livernois a atteint son apogée.
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . From 1852 to 1952, three generations of the Livernois family produced over three hundred thousand negatives and over one half million photographic prints, using such revolutionary techniques as the daguerreotype and the silver gelatin print. These magicians of light gathered the memories of a century of life in Quebec City. The Livernois family thus made a lasting contribution to our cultural heritage.
In this house, the Livernois Studio reached the peak of its renown.
Jules-Isaïe Benoît dit Livernois 1830-1865
Élise l'Heureux 1827-1896
Jules-Ernest, 1851-1933
Jules, 1877-1952
Sculpteur Raoul Hunter
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Entre 1854 et 1952, trois générations de Livernois ont produit près de trois cent mille clichés et plus d'un million et demi d'épreuves photographiques, du daguerréotype aux images fixées sur gélatine argentique. Ces magiciens de la lumière ont expérimenté le techniques d'avant-garde de la photographie pour immortaliser sur pellicule le souvenir d'un siècle de la vie québécoise. La famille Livernois a ainsi contribué à notre enrichissement culturel.
C'est ici, dans cette maison, que la renommée du studio Livernois a atteint son apogée.
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From 1852 to 1952, three generations of the Livernois family produced over three hundred thousand negatives and over one half million photographic prints, using such revolutionary techniques as the daguerreotype and the silver gelatin print. These magicians of light gathered the memories of a century of life in Quebec City. The Livernois family thus made a lasting contribution to our cultural heritage.
In this house, the Livernois Studio reached the peak of its renown.
Location. 46° 48.884′ N, 71° 12.554′ W. Marker is in Québec, in Capitale-Nationale. It is in Haute-Ville. It is at the intersection of rue Saint-Jean and rue Couillard, on the left when traveling east on rue Saint-Jean. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1196 rue Saint-Jean, Québec G1R 1S7, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Canada. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Rupert’s Land.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 461 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 14, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
