Photographic Postcards, Collotype: Ottawa Scenes

Publication

Bytown Museum / Musée Bytown

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

P4236 a-e

Description

Five photographic postcards depicting Ottawa Scenes, all have been written on, and were sent between 1905 and 1913. All but one was sent to the same woman, Bella Robinson. [a]: One black and white collotype photograph postcard depicting the Parliament Buildings and Sapper's Bridge, printed on the front: "Parliament buildings and Sapper's Bridge, Ottawa, / Canadian Pacific Railway". On back: "CANADIAN / POST CARD.". [b]: One coloured collotype photograph postcard depicting Wellington Street as seen from Parliament Hill, printed on the front: "Wellington Street, Ottawa / M. I. Co. No. 127 / 4850". On back: "POST CARD.". [c]: One black and white collotype photograph postcard depicting Maclaren Street, printed on the front: "MACLAREN STREET, OTTAWA.". On back: "PRIVATE POST CARD". [d]: One black and white halftone photograph postcard depicting the Driveway West of Bank St. on front: "A. H. Jarvis, 'The Bookstore,' Ottawa / Scenes on the Government Driveway, West of Bank Street", printed on the back: "POST CARD". [e]: One blue and white collotype photograph postcard depicting the Canadian Mint, printed on the front: "Canadian Mint, Ottawa". On back: "CANADIAN SOUVENIR / POST CARD.".

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, Postcard

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

"Parliament buildings and Sapper's Bridge, Ottawa, / Canadian Pacific Railway"; "CANADIAN / POST CARD."; "Wellington Street, Ottawa / M. I. Co. No. 127 / 4850"; "POST CARD."; "MACLAREN STREET, OTTAWA."; "PRIVATE POST CARD"; "A. H. Jarvis, 'The Bookstore,' Ottawa / Scenes on the Government Driveway, West of Bank Street"; "POST CARD"; "Canadian Mint, Ottawa"; "CANADIAN SOUVENIR / POST CARD.".

Notes

a: on front: "Parliament buildings and Sapper's Bridge, Ottawa, / Canadian Pacific Railway". On back: "CANADIAN / POST CARD.". B: on front: "Wellington Street, Ottawa / M. I. Co. No. 127 / 4850". On back: "POST CARD.". C: on front: "MACLAREN STREET, OTTAWA.". On back: "PRIVATE POST CARD". D: on front: "A. H. Jarvis, 'The Bookstore,' Ottawa / Scenes on the Government Driveway, West of Bank Street". On back: "POST CARD". E: on front: "Canadian Mint, Ottawa". On back: "CANADIAN SOUVENIR / POST CARD.".

Dimensions

Height

9 cm

Width

14 cm

Dimension Notes

average measurement