Photographic Postcards, Halftone: Bridges and Locks

Publication

Bytown Museum / Musée Bytown

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

P3302 a-d

Description

[a]: One black and white halftone photographic postcard depicting a boat going under a bridge. The names and correspondence on the card has been scratched out with black marker. On front: "Rideau Queen at Newboro Bridge.". On back: "PRIVATE POST CARD / 26/8/08 / H. H. / ----------- / Ottawa" and cancellation marks: "NEWBORO / AU 26 / 08 / ONT" and "OTTAWA - ONT / 18 / AU 27 / 08 / CANADA". [b]: One black and white halftone photographic postcard depicting a tinted photograph of a woman and her dog near the locks at Burritt's Rapids. An island is in the distance. The names and correspondence on the card has been scratched out with black marker. On front: "ON THE PICTURESQUE RIDEAU / showing the Island of Burritt's Rapids, Ont., from the Rideau Locks / 2440". On back: "CANADIAN SOUVENIR POST CARD / THIS SPACE FOR CORRESPONDENCE / THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY / TRADE MARK / Warwick Bro's & Rutter, Limited, Printers, Toronto / POSTAGE / ONE CENT / FOR / CANADA / AND U.S. / TWO CENTS / FOR / ABROAD. / 24/8/08 / arrived here and camped for night / H. H." and cancellation mark: "BURRITT'S RAPIDS / AU 24 / 08 / ONT" with partial cancellation mark next to it. [c]: One brown and white halftone photographic postcard depicting the Burritt's Rapids bridge on the Rideau River. The names and correspondence on the card has been scratched out with black marker. On front: "BURRITT'S RAPIDS BRIDGE ON RIDEAU RIVER, CANADA". On back: "CANADIAN SOUVENIR POST CARD / THIS SPACE FOR CORRESPONDENCE / THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY / TRADE MARK / Published by T. A. Kidd & Son, Burritt's Rapids and Oxford Mills, Ont 5511 / POSTAGE / ONE CENT / FOR / CANADA / AND U.S. / TWO CENTS / FOR / ABROAD. / will write later are on trip up Canal. / H. H." and cancellation mark: "BURRITT'S RAPIDS / JY. 2 / 10 / ONT". [d]: One colored collotype photographic postcard depicting the Dufferin and Sappers Bridge in Ottawa, as seen from the locks. The names and correspondence on the card has been scratched out with black marker. On front: "Dufferin and Sappers Bridge, Ottawa / 103.282 / 778". On back: "FAMOUS / POST CARD / V & SONS / THROUGHOUT THE WORLD / Correspondence / Address Only / The Valentine & Sons Publishing Co., Ltd. Montreal and Toronto / Printed in Great Britain / 6/7/1910 / Dear ----- / Ann told that you are getting along fine, but why do not you keep your promise you gave me the morning you left exp------ you soon have to ----- to tell you so / please excuse writing which is very.." and cancellation marks: "OTTAWA, ONT / JUL 6 / 9 - PM / 1910" and "2 / R".

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, Halftone, Postcard

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

"Rideau Queen at Newboro Bridge.". On back: "PRIVATE POST CARD / 26/8/08 / H. H. / ----------- / Ottawa" and cancellation marks: "NEWBORO / AU 26 / 08 / ONT" and "OTTAWA - ONT / 18 / AU 27 / 08 / CANADA". B: On front: "ON THE PICTURESQUE RIDEAU / showing the Island of Burritt's Rapids, Ont., from the Rideau Locks / 2440". On back: "CANADIAN SOUVENIR POST CARD / THIS SPACE FOR CORRESPONDENCE / THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY / TRADE MARK / Warwick Bro's & Rutter, Limited, Printers, Toronto / POSTAGE / ONE CENT / FOR / CANADA / AND U.S. / TWO CENTS / FOR / ABROAD. / 24/8/08 / arrived here and camped for night / H. H." and cancellation mark: "BURRITT'S RAPIDS / AU 24 / 08 / ONT" with partial canellation mark next to it. C: On front: "BURRITT'S RAPIDS BRIDGE ON RIDEAU RIVER, CANADA". On back: "CANADIAN SOUVENIR POST CARD / THIS SPACE FOR CORRESPONDENCE / THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY / TRADE MARK / Published by T. A. Kidd & Son, Burritt's Rapids and Oxford Mills, Ont 5511 / POSTAGE / ONE CENT / FOR / CANADA / AND U.S. / TWO CENTS / FOR / ABROAD. / will write later are on trip up Canal. / H. H." and cancellation mark: "BURRITT'S RAPIDS / JY. 2 / ONT"; "Dufferin and Sappers Bridge, Ottawa / 103.282 / 778"; "FAMOUS / POST CARD / V & SONS / THROUGHOUT THE WORLD / Correspondence / Address Only / The Valentine & Sons Publishing Co., Ltd. Montreal and Toronto / Printed in Great Britain / 6/7/1910 / Dear ----- / Ann told that you are getting along fine, but why do not you keep your promise you gave me the morning you left exp------ you soo have to ----- to tell you so / please excuse writing which is very.."; "OTTAWA, ONT / JUL 6 / 9 - PM / 1910" and "2 / R"

Notes

a: on front: "Rideau Queen at Newboro Bridge.". On back: "PRIVATE POST CARD / 26/8/08 / H. H. / ----------- / Ottawa" and cancellation marks: "NEWBORO / AU 26 / 08 / ONT" and "OTTAWA - ONT / 18 / AU 27 / 08 / CANADA". B: On front: "ON THE PICTURESQUE RIDEAU / showing the Island of Burritt's Rapids, Ont., from the Rideau Locks / 2440". On back: "CANADIAN SOUVENIR POST CARD / THIS SPACE FOR CORRESPONDENCE / THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY / TRADE MARK / Warwick Bro's & Rutter, Limited, Printers, Toronto / POSTAGE / ONE CENT / FOR / CANADA / AND U.S. / TWO CENTS / FOR / ABROAD. / 24/8/08 / arrived here and camped for night / H. H." and cancellation mark: "BURRITT'S RAPIDS / AU 24 / 08 / ONT" with partial canellation mark next to it. C: On front: "BURRITT'S RAPIDS BRIDGE ON RIDEAU RIVER, CANADA". On back: "CANADIAN SOUVENIR POST CARD / THIS SPACE FOR CORRESPONDENCE / THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY / TRADE MARK / Published by T. A. Kidd & Son, Burritt's Rapids and Oxford Mills, Ont 5511 / POSTAGE / ONE CENT / FOR / CANADA / AND U.S. / TWO CENTS / FOR / ABROAD. / will write later are on trip up Canal. / H. H." and cancellation mark: "BURRITT'S RAPIDS / JY. 2 / 10 / ONT". D: On front: "Dufferin and Sappers Bridge, Ottawa / 103.282 / 778". On back: "FAMOUS / POST CARD / V & SONS / THROUGHOUT THE WORLD / Correspondence / Address Only / The Valentine & Sons Publishing Co., Ltd. Montreal and Toronto / Printed in Great Britain / 6/7/1910 / Dear ----- / Ann told that you are getting along fine, but why do not you keep your promise you gave me the morning you left exp------ you soo have to ----- to tell you so / please excuse writing which is very.." and cancellation marks: "OTTAWA, ONT / JUL 6 / 9 - PM / 1910" and "2 / R"

Dimensions

Height

8.5 cm

Width

13.6 cm

Dimension Notes

B: W 13.8, H 8.6; C: W 13.3, H 8.2; D: W 14, H 8.6