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Accession # |
A2014.35.3 |
Title |
Wellington County, postcards, 1909-1927. |
Date |
1909 - 1937. |
Description |
Wellington County, postcards, 1909-1927. CLIFFORD - ph 43127: Sepia postcard. Text on face: "German Evangelical Ch[urch] Clifford Ont.", published for Genuine Photograph Mfg. by Photo Specialty Co., Streetsville, Can. Addressed to Dear Uncle, Mr. Casper Phillipp, Shakespear, Ont. from R. Phillipp, who writes "I thought I would send you a picture of our church so you could take a look at it for I believe if you come up once you will be lost in the big town of Clifford," 18 Dec. 1909. DRAYTON - ph 43128: Sepia half-postcard. Text on face: "Scene on Conestoga River Drayton Ont.", published by Rumsey & Co., Toronto, Canada. Handwritten on reverse: "These are a couple of views that I took for Mrs. Pollock. Mr Henderson is also getting some with different scenes on," ca.1920. - ph 43129: Sepia half-postcard. Text on face: "Scene on Conestoga River Drayton Ont.", published by Rumsey & Co., Toronto, Canada. Handwritten on reverse: "Will send you a picture of Cyril and I in our base ball suits and when we played for the D.C.C. [signed] M.D.H.," ca.1920. ELORA - ph 43130: Colour postcard. Text on face: Bissell's Foundry, Elora, Ont., Canada." Addressed to Master Charley Workman, c/o Jos. K. Workman, B.Sc., Copper Cliff, Ont. from Aunt Katie who writes "Hope it is not too late to congratulate you on reaching your majority. Have you learned to smoke yet." Postmarked Elora, 11 May 1911. FERGUS - ph 43131: Sepia postcard. Text on face: "St. Josephs Church, Fergus, Ont." [unused]. - ph 43132: Sepia postcard. Text on face: Imperial Bank, Fergus Ont." [unused]. HARRISTON - ph 43133: B&w postcard. Text on face, in red ink: "Elora Street, Harriston, Ont." Addressed to Mr. G.D. Boyd, Radisson, Sask., from Minnie, who writes "I am in Owen Sound. The packing house ran an excursion from Harriston today. I came over from Mt. F [Mount Forest] yesterday am going back tomorrow. The children are over there. Lela was sick this a.m. but got better in time to come, 10 Aug. 1911." PALMERSTON - ph 43134: B&w postcard. Text on face, in red ink: "St. Paul's Church, Palmerston," published by A.S. Greenwood, Palmerston, Ont. [unused]. - ph 43135: B&w postcard. Text on face, in red ink: "Continuation School, Palmerston, Ont.," published by A.S. Greenwood, Palmerston, Ont. Addressed to Mrs. R.F. McLelland, Elora, Ont. from Emily, who writes "I expect to go on the 5 train Friday and I will see about going to Elora when I get to Alma ... Mother say if I go to Cumnock I will have to behave better than the last time." Postmarked Palmerston 25 July 1907, Elora, 26 July 1907. - ph 43136: Colour postcard. Text on face: Residential Main St., Palmerston, Ont."Published by Rumsey & Co. Ltd., Toronto. Addressed to Miss Marion Brooksbank, Bell Telephone Co., 5th Floor Canada Life Insurance Bldg, University Ave., Toronto, from Margaret. Postmarked Palmerston, 21 July 1937. ROCKWOOD - ph 43137: B&w and colour postcard. Colour image of maple leaf and text "From the Land of the Maple." Inset b&w image with text "Pinnacle Rockwood Ont." Published by Atkinson Bros., Toronto [unused]. - ph 43138: Colour postcard. Text on face: "Main Street and G.T.R. [Grand Trunk Railway] Station, Rockwood, Ont., Canada." Addressed to Dear Sister, Mrs. Sandy Hunter, Brampton, from Lillie Miller who notes "I will write you a letter in a few days." #104,995 published by The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co. Ltd., Montreal and Toronto. Postmarked 22 March 1910. - ph 43139: Colour postcard. Text on face: "A Pretty Scene, showing Presbyterian Church, Rockwood, Ont. Canada."#105,001 published by The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co. Ltd., Montreal and Toronto. Addressed to Dear Coz., Mr. John Thomas, Portland, Michigan, from Coz. Wilfred T. who writes "we have been very busy mowing the corn ... we filled twelve silos this year that aint bad for a start is it ... we just finished our threshing last week and has to thresh for Dr. A.. Ramsey yet and fill his silo." Postmarked 10 Oct. 1913. |
Creator \ Maker |
Miller, H. Roger |
Creator \ Maker |
Genuine Photograph Manufacturing Photo Specialty Company Rumsey and Company A. S. Greenwood Rumsey and Company Limited Atkinson Brothers Valentine and Sons Publishing Company Limited |
Item Name |
Postcard |
Person \ Organization |
Bell Telephone Company of Canada Limited Bissell's Foundry Boyd, G. D. (Mr.) Brooksbank, Marion (Mis) Canada Life Assurance Company Clifford German Evangelical Church German Evangelical Church Hunter, Sandy (Mrs.) Imperial Bank McLelland, R. F. (Mrs.) Miller, Lillie Palmerston Continuation School Phillipp, Casper Phillipp, R. Ramsey, A. (Dr.) Rockwood Presbyterian Church St. Agnes School St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church St. Paul's Church Thomas, John Workman, Charley Workman, Joseph |
Place |
Alma Brampton Clifford Conestoga River Conestoga River Cumnock Drayton Elora Elora Street Fergus Harriston Main Street Michigan Mount Forest Owen Sound Palmerston Portland Radisson Rockwood Saskatchewan Shakespeare Streetsville Toronto |
Subject |
Commercial Education Landscape Natural Resources Railroad Religion Streetscape |
Photo, Map # |
ph 43127 ph 43128 ph 43129 ph 43130 ph 43131 ph 43132 ph 43133 ph 43134 ph 43135 ph 43136 ph 43137 ph 43138 ph 43139 |
Year Range from |
1909 |
Year Range to |
1937 |
Accession # |
A2014.35.3 |
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