Photographic Postcard, Gelatin Silver: Opening of Ontario Military Hospital, Kent, First World War

Name/Title

Photographic Postcard, Gelatin Silver: Opening of Ontario Military Hospital, Kent, First World War

Entry/Object ID

P2054

Description

One black and white gelatin silver photograph postcard depicting a gentleman carrying a cane. He is wearing a long coat, dark suit and bowler hat, alongside an officer in uniform, also with a cane. Both are walking up a ramp lined with flags, with crowds in the background. The uniforms can be identified as c.WWI. On the back of the postcard is written: "POST CARD / Correspondence Address Only / Copyright Sport and General Press Agency Ltd., 45 Essex Street, Strand, W. C. (In ink:) Beatrice Barber 283 Lisgar St . Opening of the Ontario Military Hospital."

Made/Created

Studio

Sport and Central Free Press Agency Ltd.

Date made

1916

Place

City

Strand

Country

England

Notes

Support: CARD Photographic, Paper, Photography, Photography

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

On the back of the postcard is written: "POST CARD Correspondence Address Only Copyright Sport and General Press Agency Ltd., 45 Essex Street, Strand, W. C. (In ink:) Beatrice Barber 283 Lisgar St . opening of the Ontario Military Hospital."

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Gelatin Silver, Gelatin Silver, Communication Artifacts

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Photographic postcard, Gelatin Silver, Photograph

Dimensions

Height

9 cm

Width

14 cm