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Accession # |
A2016.152.1 |
Title |
Wellington County postcards, ca. 1900-1970. |
Date |
ca. 1900-1970. |
Description |
Wellington County postcards, ca. 1900-1970. Twenty postcards depicting scenes around Wellington County. File 1: Postcard of Arthur, Ontario, 1908. - ph 48399: Two men and two women standing outside the Commercial Hotel in Arthur. It is a three-storey brick building with small balcony over main entrance and lettering "Commercial Hotel" on third floor wall. Woman at right is leaning on her umbrella, like a cane. Three "x" marks have been made around the top central, open window. Sent to Miss M. Dilloway of Guildford, Surrey, England from her sister, with note that "I am working here, were 7am sleeping" and have been very busy. The "x" marks might denote the sender's room where (s)he was sleeping. Postmarked Arthur, 14 August 1908. Publisher unidentified. File 2: Postcard of Belwood, Ontario, 1913. - ph 48400: Illustration at right of a man and woman snuggling in the headlights of an automobile in which another couple are also snuggling. Text imprinted on left, "Lost on the roads to Belwood, wont be home till morning." Sent to Miss Flora Till of RR4 Belwood from Annie Masson, postmarked Oakville, October or November 1913. Masson notes that she is attending high school at Oakville, will be home for Christmas, and that there are "dandy sports down here." Published by "TB" with note "Auto Pennant Series. - 16 Des". File 3: Postcard of Clifford, Ontario, ca. 1915. - ph 48401: View looking down Elora Street, Clifford, with commercial buildings on both sides, ca. 1915. Pedestrians on sidewalk at right. Telephone or hydro poles at left. Text imprinted at base of image, "Main St. Clifford, Ont.". Sent to Mr. W. W. Brown of Caledonia, Ontario, from N.M. Parker in Clifford, re. prefering more time to look around. Stamp removed prior to donation, and with it most of the postmark. Publisher unidentified. File 4: Postcard of Dorking, Ontario, 1910. - ph 48402: Illustration of pink flowers with embossed text "Greetings from Dorking Canada", with the word "Dorking" in raised velvetine lettering on the illustration of a banner. Heraldic crest of Canada in a round cartouche at upper right. Sent to Master Dell Micholson of Bridgen, Ontario from "Hartley" in Dorking, postmarked Newton and Bridgden, June 1910. Note re. receiving card, studying in Senior Fourth class, and the addressee moving west. Publisher's mark with intertwined initials "JBC" [not necessarily in that order]. File 5: Postcards of Drayton, Ontario, ca. 1910. - ph 48403: Stereographic image of the view looking across a field towards buildings identified as the Brick Yards of Drayton, with farm buildings in background, ca. 1910. Imprinted text lower right, "Brick Yds / Drayton". Note on reverse to "Merle" re. thinking he had been forgotten. Publisher unidentified. - ph 48404: Stereographic image of the view looking up river towards a distant railway bridge in Peel Township or Maryborough Township, ca. 1910. Building and rail fences in foreground at right. Buildings in distance. Text imprinted lower right, "R.R. Bridge Drayton". Unused; publisher unidentified. File 6: Postcards of Elora, Ontario, 1910-1913. - ph 48405: View from the base of the Elora Gorge, looking along the Grand River or Irvine River in winter, 1910. Cliffs flank the river, and sheets of ice hug the riverbanks. Imprinted at lower left, "River from Below / Elora Ont". Sent to Miss Hilda Allen of Collingwood, Ontario, from her cousin, 09 July 1910. Note re. being in Elora and not reaching home till Tuesday. Postmarked Elora, 09 July 1910. Publisher unidentified. - ph 48406: Elora Gorge in winter, looking towards cliff covered in ice as seen from the base of the river, 1913. Text imprinted at top, "One of Elora's icicle beds" and at lower left, "Elora. Ont. Can.". Sent to Miss Sophie Boost of London, Ontario, from "Jack" re. everyone is fine so "you need no hurry home for a couple of weeks yet". Postmarked Elora, 15 August 1913. Publisher unidentified. - ph 48407: Couple posed in front of a cliff covered in icicles in the Elora Gorge, ca. 1910. Text below image reads, "Winter Scene, Elora Rocks, Elora, Ont." Unused; publisher unidentified except "Made in Canada". - ph 48498: Small photograph of the Elora Gorge identified as "The Cove, Elora, Ont. Canada" adhered to the top of a postcard, within a yellow border, 1913. Below it is printed a yellow and purple banner with black word "ELORA". Text above and below banner reads, "You Ought to be With Me in ELORA We'd Have a Joy Ride". Sent to Miss Clara Philp of Drayton, Ontario, from "O.P" re. having a nice time in Elora and Guelph. Postmarked Elora, 18 Nov. 1913. File 7: Postcards of Erin, Ontario, 1909-1910. - ph 48408: Stereoscopic view of Main Street, Erin Village, 1909. It shows buildings and hydro or telephone poles along both sides of a heavily rutted dirt street. Text at lower right, "Main St. Erin". Sent to Albert Talbot of Ellastone, Staffordshire, England, from "your Louis", 24 July 1909. Note re. enjoying Erin, "it is a bit country here", the addressee's travels, and whether he'd like to come to Erin. - ph 48409: Tinted image of view over water looking towards wooden buildigns and a small wooden bridge, ca. 1910. Text at upper left, "Stanley Park, showing Boathouse and Bridge, Erin, Ont." Unused. Published by Stedman Brothers Limited of Brantford and Winnipeg, but printed in Germany. Inscribed in pencil, "E Wellington / $4.00". File 8: Postcard of Fergus, Ontario, ca. 1900. - ph 48410: Image of a metal truss bridge on Scotland Street identified at right as "Grand River near Monkland Mills, Fergus, Ontario". Unused; publisher unidentified. File 9: Postcard of Hillsburgh, Ontario, 1910. - ph 48411: Three quarter view of Hillsburgh Baptist Church, a one and a half-storey brick building with Gothic style upper windows, 1910. Leafy maple tree out front. Sent to Mrs. J. J. Still of Eglinton, Ontario, from her niece Nora, re. E.J. having a good time, chickens, going to Will Young's. Postmarked Eglinton and Binkham, August 1910. Publisher unidentified. File 10: Postcard of Kenilworth, Ontario, 1910. - ph 48412: Nine men posed standing in the rubble after the gristmill steam boiler explosion at Kenilworth in May 1910. Road, house, and barn in distance. Inscribed or imprinted across centre of image, "After Explosion at Kenilworth", with some letters inverted. Unused. Publisher unidentified. File 11: Postcards of Palmerston, Ontario, ca. 1910-1970. - ph 48413: Brick building with smokestack, cupola and tower, beside large water tower, ca. 1910. Text imprinted at base of image, "Electric Light and Water Works, Palmerston, Ont., Canada" and number "601,306". Ink smears across image. Published by The Valentine & Sons Publishing Company Limited, and printed in Great Britain. Inscribed on reverse, "This high tank is what is termed a Stand pipe & the water is pumped up into this & then from there it goes to different parts of town & there are no high hill so the water could to its own level that is the reason of stand pipe. Along side of this is a tower that is a bell tower & gives alarm in case of fire. Next is a low building the entrance you see open is the entrance for the fire engine & hose reel. At the other end is the dynamos & pumps which is electricity & pumping water. There is a reservoir a few feet away from the end about 20 feet across". - ph 48414: Colour image of Canadian National Railway Locomotive 1530 pulling a freight train at Palmerston in 1958, published by JBC Visuals of Toronto ca. 1970, and printed by Dexter Colour in Cornwall, Ontario. Photograph by J. William Hood. Described on reverse as "CNR class H-6-d4-6-0 No. 1530 (MLW, 1910) gets ready to depart the busy branch line junction point of Palmerston, Ont., with its mixed train, June 18, 1958. It's the twilight of steam in southwestern Ontario and in less than a year diesels will be working the branches to owen Sound, Listowel, Kincardine and Southampton." File 12: Postcards of Rockwood, Ontario, 1907-1925. - ph 48415: View of rounded area in limestone rocks along the Eramosa River, identified at lower left as "One of the Many / Pot Holes / Rockwood / Ont", ca. 1910. Unused; publisher unidentified. - ph 48416: Gravel Road running alongside water, ca. 1910. Telephone poles or hydro poles right side of road. Imprinted upper right, "Rockwood Views". Sent to Miss Bella C. Clark of Mountsberg, Ontario, from "A.M.C.", 28 July 1907. Includes note re. correspondence received, Kate in Guelph, going to the city, not being well, upcoming trip to the west. Publisher unidentified. - ph 48417: View from bridge towards pavilion and swings on left side of river, and trees on right side of river, 1925. Identified at lower right as "Water Side Park / Rockwood / Ont". Sent to Mr. R. [Bob] Fitzsimmons of St. Marys, Ontario, from C. Hamilton, re. the addressee's brother, Jack Fitzsimmons in the Guelph General Hospital, and the upcoming Rockwood Fall Fair. Postmarked Toronto, September 1925. Publisher unidentified. |
Creator \ Maker |
Dexter Colour Canada Limited |
Creator \ Maker |
Hood, J. William JBC Visuals Stedman Brothers Limited Unknown Valentine and Sons Publishing Company Limited |
Item Name |
Postcard Stereograph |
Person \ Organization |
Allen, Hilda Boost, Sophie Brown, W. Canadian National Railway Clark, Bella C. Commercial Hotel Dilloway, M. Drayton Brick Company Fitzsimmons, Bob Fitzsimmons, Jack Guelph General Hospital Hamilton, C. Hillsburgh Baptist Church Kenilworth Mill Masson, Annie Micholson, Dell Monkland Mills Palmerston Electric Light Palmerston Fire Department Palmerston Waterworks Parker, N. Philp, Clara Rockwood Fair Still, J. J. (Mrs.) Talbot, Albert Till, Flora |
Place |
Arthur Belwood Binkham Brantford Bridgen Caledonia Canada Clifford Collingwood Cornwall Dorking Drayton Eglinton Elora Elora Gorge Elora Street England England Eramosa River Erin Fergus Grand River Guelph Hillsburgh Irvine River Kenilworth Kincardine Listowel London Main Street Maryborough Twp. Mountsberg Oakville Ontario Owen Sound Palmerston Peel Twp. Rockwood Scotland Street Southampton St. Agatha St. Marys Staffordshire Stanley Park Surrey Toronto Waterside Park West Garafraxa Twp. Winnipeg |
Subject |
Agriculture Architecture Bridge Drainage Electricity Environment Fire Flowers Heraldry Hotel Landscape Manufacturing and Trades Mill Railroad Romance Seascape Streetscape Telephone Transportation Weather |
Photo, Map # |
ph 48399 ph 48401 ph 48402 ph 48403 ph 48404 ph 48405 ph 48406 ph 48407 ph 48408 ph 48409 ph 48410 ph 48411 ph 48412 ph 48413 ph 48414 ph 48415 ph 48416 ph 48417 ph 48498 |
Year Range from |
1895 |
Year Range to |
1975 |
Accession # |
A2016.152.1 |
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STACKS |