SLEDGES AND SNOW-SHOES IN CANADA

The following images are from the book "King's Empire" published in 2 volumes the early 1900s. The photographs were taken at the height of the British Empire. The books are available in higher resolution for download as PDF ebooks at www.ozebook.com

SLEDGES AND SNOW-SHOES IN CANADA. In the bright, crisp air of the Canadian winter what can be more delightful than such an expedition as that of his subjects travel which a representation is given! True, the thermometer may be at zero or below it, but in the gill, dry air the cold invigorates anyone who is capable of active exercise. Sledges and snow-shoes take the place of other convey-ances during the winter, and no pastime is more delightful than that of driving over smooth snow, well wrapped in furs. The view shows the fashionable drive outside the city of Montreal, which lies extended in a picturesque panorama below. (Page 2.)