Ville de Montréal
Ville de Montréal
Group of Archivists of the Region of Montréal
Chapter 12 IntroductionHochelaga 1500-1642Ville-Marie 1642-1665Heart of an Empire 1699-1763Small French Town 1665-1760Conquered City 1760-1800British Commercial Takeover 1800-1850Industrial City 1850-1896Canada's Metropolis 1896-1914North-American City 1914-1929Depression and War 1930-1945Modern City 1945-1960Québec's Metropolis 1960-1992ConclusionQuizEducational Resources

Re-structuring the
economy

Urban sprawl

A new francophone
conquest

A cultural revival

The modernization of
the political scene

 
Box of samples
Box of pharmaceutical product samples from Hoffman-LaRoche Ltd./Rolf Harder.
The packaging concept was the specialty of Montréal designer Rolf Harder. Trained internationally and creating his own drawings, he favoured the assembly of geometric forms.
Circa 1960-1974.
Source : Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, P36/A1.