Postcard: Myrtle Davis 1908 Russel House

Name/Title

Postcard: Myrtle Davis 1908 Russel House

Entry/Object ID

008.3.20aa

Description

The front contains an image of the Russel House in Ottawa, as labelled in the top right corner in red ink. The picture is coloured. It contains part of the street where a horse-drawn carriage can be seen. The back of the postcard contains two cancellation stamps, one from Richmond dated March 11, 1908 and one from a train station post office (no. 96) dated March 10, 1908. There is another, fainter one below. The postage stamp is a green, one cent Edward VII stamp. The address on the postcard is "Miss Myrtle Davis Stapleton Ont." The sender writes that they received Myrtle's letter and will reply.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Postcard

Dimensions

Height

87 mm

Width

137 mm