Photographic Postcards, Collotype, Silver Gelatin: Old Ottawa

Publication

Bytown Museum / Musée Bytown

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

P3271 a-m

Description

[a]: One black and white collotype photographic postcard depicting the old Parliament Buildings, on opening day. [b]: One black and white collotype photographic postcard depicting the City Hall square in Ottawa, with landmarks highlighted in pencil. [c]: One black and white collotype photographic postcard depicting a ceremonial procession down Sparks Street in 1901 for the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York. [d]: One hand colored collotype photographic postcard depicting the Ottawa Timber Slide with Parliament Buildings in the background. [e]: One black and white collotype photographic postcard depicting Maclaren Street. [f]: One hand colored collotype photographic postcard depicting Wellington Street as seen from Parliament Hill - shows houses and buildings. [g]: One black and white gelatin silver photographic postcard depicting army troops in formation marching down an unidentified street in Ottawa. Flags can be seen in shop windows, and a "Welcome Home" banner can be seen in the top proper right hand corner. Bystanders watch from the side. Businesses shown include a cycle shop, a meat market (A.J. Smith), an electric shop, and "Rogers". Street car tracks can be seen embedded in the street. [h]: One hand colored collotype photographic postcard depicting the Rideau Falls. [i]: One black and white gelatin silver photographic postcard depicting black Strathcona Park and Contagious Hospital in Ottawa. [j]: One black and white collotype photographic postcard depicting a band stand, Driveway Improvement in Ottawa - people standing and seated in ornate wrought iron bandstand on the side of a path, near the Eastern end of Somerset St. on the Driveway. [k]: One hand colored collotype photographic postcard depicting the Pier and Boathouse at Britannia on the Bay. [l]: Picture of a long line of people on skis going up a hill - written on back: "Skeeing up the Gatineau". [m]: One black and white gelatin silver photographic postcard depicting a family standing around a wishing well on the Caughnawaga Reserve.

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, Gelatin Silver, Postcard

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

"Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, Can / (in pencil:) Opening (or ----?) DAY"; "POST CARD / ADDRESS ONLY / PRINTED IN SAXONY / 132 THE INTERNATIONAL STATIONERY Co., PICTON, CANADA."; "City Hall Square, Ottawa, Can. / (in pencil:) Old City Hall / King ch / Baptist / Congregational Ch."; "POST CARD / ADDRESS ONLY / PRINTED IN SAXONY / 132 THE INTERNATIONAL STATIONERY Co., PICTON, CANADA."; "SPARKS STREET, OTTAWA / (in ink:) 1901 / Looking East from Bank St"; "PRIVATE POST CARD / THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR COMMUNICATION / THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN HERE / Stamp. / (in ink:) Visit of Duke & Duchess of Cornwall & York, later King George V & Queen Mary, 1901"; "Ottawa, Timber Slide / (in ink:) circa 1901"; "POST CARD / For INLAND Postage only this space may be used for ocommunication / The ADDRESS only to be written here / Only the address on this side if sent abroad. / Illustrated Post Card Co., Montreal 4008"; "MACLAREN STREET, OTTAWA."; "PRIVATE POST CARD / THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR COMMUNICATION / THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN HERE. / Stamp."; "Wellington Street. Ottawa. / Montreal Import Co., Montreal. No. 127"; "POST CARD. / For Postage to Canada, U.S. great Britain, France, Italy & Switzerland this space may be used for communication. / The ADDRESS only to be written here."; "POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE MADE IN CANADA ADDRESS"; "PLACE STAMP HERE"; "AZO"; "Ottawa. Rideau Falls"; "POST CARD / For INLAND Postage only this space may be used for communication. / The Address only to be written here / Only the Address on this side of sent Abroad / Illustrated Post Card Co., Montreal 4005"; " "VELVO" PRINT. STRATHCONA PARK, SHOWING CONTAGEOUS HOSPITAL. OTTAWA, ONT."; "VELVO / POST CARD. / THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS / Place Stamp Here / Domestic One Cent / Foreigh Two Cents / Dear Stanley, when you ome down I will take you to see this park. Lillie"; "No. 41 - Band Stand, Driveway Improvement, Ottawa, Ont. / (in ink:) Near Eastern end of Somerset St. on Driveway"; "CANADIAN PRIVATE / POST CARD / Place Postage Stamp here / CANADA AND U-STATES ONE CENT / BRITISH AND FOREIGH TWO CENTS / J. B. REID, Ottawa, Ont."; "PIER AND BOAT HOUSE, BRITANNIA-ON-THE-BAY."; "POST CARD / For Canada, U.S., France, Switzerland, / Great Britain and Italy this space may be / used for communication. / The ADDRESS only to be written here. / Published by Reid, 95 & 245 Bank St., Ottawa. No. 665" plus 1 Cent stamp, 1909 cancellation mark, and correspondence and address; "POST CARD / MADE IN CANADA / CORRESPONDENCE / ADDRESS / AZO /PLACE STAMP HERE / Skeeing up the Gatineau".

Notes

A: on front: "Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, Can / (in pencil:) Opening (or ----?) DAY". On back: "POST CARD / ADDRESS ONLY / PRINTED IN SAXONY / 132 THE INTERNATIONAL STATIONERY Co., PICTON, CANADA.". b: On front: City Hall Square, Ottawa, Can. / (in pencil:) Old City Hall / King ch / Baptist / Congregational Ch.". On back: "POST CARD / ADDRESS ONLY / PRINTED IN SAXONY / 132 THE INTERNATIONAL STATIONERY Co., PICTON, CANADA.". c: On front: "SPARKS STREET, OTTAWA / (in ink:) 1901 / Looking East from Bank St". On back: PRIVATE POST CARD / THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR COMMUNICATION / THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN HERE / Stamp. / (in ink:) Visit of Duke & Duchess of Cornwall & York, later King George V & Queen Mary, 1901". d: On dront: "Ottawa, Timber Slide / (in ink:) circa 1901". On back: "POST CARD / For INLAND Postage only this space may be used for ocommunication / The ADDRESS only to be written here / Only the address on this side if sent abroad. / Illustrated Post Card Co., Montreal 4008". e: on front: MACLAREN STREET, OTTAWA.". On back: "PRIVATE POST CARD / THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR COMMUNICATION / THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN HERE. / Stamp.". f: On front: "Wellington Street. Ottawa. / Montreal Import Co., Montreal. No. 127". On back: "POST CARD. / For Postage to Canada, U.S. great Britain, France, Italy & Switzerland this space may be used for communication. / The ADDRESS only to be written here.". g: On Back: "POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE MADE IN CANADA ADDRESS" and the words "PLACE STAMP HERE" surrounded on all four sides by the letters "AZO". h: On front: "Ottawa. Rideau Falls". On back: "POST CARD / For INLAND Postage only this space may be used for communication. / The Address only to be written here / Only the Address on this side of sent Abroad / Illustrated Post Card Co., Montreal 4005". i: On front: " "VELVO" PRINT. STRATHCONA PARK, SHOWING CONTAGEOUS HOSPITAL. OTTAWA, ONT.". On back: "VELVO / POST CARD. / THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS / Place Stamp Here / Domestic One Cent / Foreigh Two Cents / Dear Stanley, when you ome down I will take you to see this park. Lillie". j: On front: "No. 41 - Band Stand, Driveway Improvement, Ottawa, Ont. / (in ink:) Near Eastern end of Somerset St. on Driveway". On back: "CANADIAN PRIVATE / POST CARD / Place Postage Stamp here / CANADA AND U-STATES ONE CENT / BRITISH AND FOREIGH TWO CENTS / J. B. REID, Ottawa, Ont.". K: On front: "PIER AND BOAT HOUSE, BRITANNIA-ON-THE-BAY.". On back: "POST CARD / For Canada, U.S., France, Switzerland, / Great Britain and Italy this space may be / used for communication. / The ADDRESS only to be written here. / Published by Reid, 95 & 245 Bank St., Ottawa. No. 665" plus 1 Cent stamp, 1909 cancellation mark, and correspondence and address. L: on back: "POST CARD / MADE IN CANADA / CORRESPONDENCE / ADDRESS / AZO /PLACE STAMP HERE / Skeeing up the Gatineau".

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

a-c: W 13.8, H 9; g: W 13.5, H 8.5; k,l: W 13.8, H 8.7