Photographic Postcards, Collotype: Early Ottawa

Publication

Bytown Museum / Musée Bytown

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

P3298 a,b

Description

Two postcards of early Ottawa Scenes. Both appear to be black and white photographs that have been colored. Both were sent to J.H Darling in Duluth, Minn. U.S.A. [a]: One colored collotype photographic postcard depicting a picture of a large garden or park with an open gabled structure, with the initials "H.N.B." over one of the entrances. On front: "32 - Summer House, Ottawa Improvement, / Bank Street, Ottawa, Ont.". On back: "CANADIAN PRIVATE / POST CARD / C. H. THORBURN, Ottawa, Ont."; stamp: "CANADA POSTAGE / ONE CENT / 1 / 1" with an image of George V; Cancellation mark: "MANKATO / DEC 28 / 5 30 P / 19 06 / MINN." and an American flag with a "1" on it; plus correspondence. [b]: One colored collotype photographic postcard depicting the Britannia Boat House and pier, with people walking along the pier to shore. Written on the front: "Britannia Boat House and Pier, Ottawa, Canada", on the back: "Private Post Card / Cno / THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR CORRESPONDENCE / THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY / A. 730. 254."; Stamp: "CANADA POSTAGE / ONE CENT / 1 / 1" with an image of George V; Cancellation mark: "OTTAWA / 18 / DE 23 / 10 / CANADA" plus correspondence.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Postcard, Picture

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

Postcard, Postcard, Communication Artifacts

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Photographic postcard, Collotype, Coloured, Postcard

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

"32 - Summer House, Ottawa Improvement, / Bank Street, Ottawa, Ont.". On back: "CANADIAN PRIVATE / POST CARD / C. H. THORBURN, Ottawa, Ont."; stamp: "CANADA POSTAGE / ONE CENT / 1 / 1" with an image of George V; Cancellation mark: "MANKATO / DEC 28 / 5 30 P / 19 06 / MINN." and an American flag with a "1" on it; plus correspondence. B: "On front: "Britannia Boat House and Pier, Ottawa, Canada". On back: "Private Post Card / Cno / THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR CORRESPONDENCE / THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY / A. 730. 254."; Stamp: "CANADA POSTAGE / ONE CENT / 1 / 1" with an image of George V; Cancellation mark: "OTTAWA / 18 / DE 23 / 10 / CANADA" plus correspondence.

Notes

A: On front: "32 - Summer House, Ottawa Improvement, / Bank Street, Ottawa, Ont.". On back: "CANADIAN PRIVATE / POST CARD / C. H. THORBURN, Ottawa, Ont."; stamp: "CANADA POSTAGE / ONE CENT / 1 / 1" with an image of George V; Cancellation mark: "MANKATO / DEC 28 / 5 30 P / 19 06 / MINN." and an American flag with a "1" on it; plus correspondence. B: "On front: "Britannia Boat House and Pier, Ottawa, Canada". On back: "Private Post Card / Cno / THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR CORRESPONDENCE / THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY / A. 730. 254."; Stamp: "CANADA POSTAGE / ONE CENT / 1 / 1" with an image of George V; Cancellation mark: "OTTAWA / 18 / DE 23 / 10 / CANADA" plus correspondence.

Dimensions

Height

8.6 cm

Width

13.7 cm

Dimension Notes

B: W 13.7, H 8.9