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Postcard 1950s Chrome Wolfe Monument Quebec Canada Bus Roundabout
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Chrome · 1955

Postcard 1950s Chrome Wolfe Monument Quebec Canada Bus Roundabout

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada1955ChromeExcellent

A gleaming white commemorative column rises above a manicured roundabout in Quebec City, where a bright red tour bus circles past symmetrical flower beds in this crisp mid-century chrome-era card — a vivid snapshot of postwar Canadian tourism at one of North America's most storied military landmarks. The Wolfe Monument, erected near the Plains of Abraham, marks the approximate spot where British General James Wolfe fell mortally wounded during the decisive 1759 Battle of Quebec, a engagement that reshaped the course of North American history. Photographer Laval Couët captured the scene with characteristic mid-century optimism: the red coach, ornate lamp posts, and tidy plantings speak to a Quebec eagerly welcoming anglophone tourists to its battlefields. The tall Doric column is topped with a small eagle or urn finial, and a second vehicle — likely a private car — is just visible on the far side of the monument.

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PC-05026 · Mike Roberts Color Productions / Emile Kirouac
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