Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Accession # |
A1998.41 |
Title |
New bridge to Canadian Pacific Railway, John Street, Harriston, Ontario, 1918. |
Date |
1918-1918 CIRCA |
Description |
Black and white post card; Looking across concrete bowstring bridge towards homes and hydro pole. Identified on back as "New Bridge to C.P.R. / John Street". Postcard was written from Elizabeth King, Harriston to "Elmer", 19 February 1918. Elmer may have been overseas during the First World War at the time. Card reads: "Dear Elmer - This is a little 'pass-around' for you & the boys". Hope you will enjoy it. Some friends of the boys [???] at our house, & gave a little 'shower treat' for our boys in Hospitals. Hope you will soon be home. Alex Donaldson is in Lidcup Hospital. With lots of love Sincerely Elizabeth King" |
Creator \ Maker |
King, Elizabeth [Author] |
Creator \ Maker |
Unknown [PHOTOGRAPHER] |
Item Name |
Postcard |
Person \ Organization |
Canadian Army Canadian Pacific Railway Donaldson, Alexander King, Elizabeth |
Place |
Harriston John Street |
Subject |
Architecture Bridge Medical Military Streetscape Transportation War Windmill World War I |
Photo, Map # |
ph 13412 |
Year Range from |
1918 |
Year Range to |
1918 |
Accession # |
A1998.41 |
Containers |
STACKS |
