Postcard Showing a Train at North Portage, Muskoka, Ontario

Name/Title

Postcard Showing a Train at North Portage, Muskoka, Ontario

Entry/Object ID

2021.1673.01

Tags

Muskoka, Ontario, District of Muskoka, Postcard

Scope and Content

Postcard Showing a Train at North Portage, Muskoka, Ontario

Context

The front image shows the front and partial left side of the train, the engine, tender, and two cars are visible. The postcard has a message written on it. Original document, original copy of a postcard sent from Huntsville, Ontario with an image of a train at North Portage in Muskoka, Ontario.

Collection

District of Muskoka

Cataloged By

Kat Bezaire

Category

Primary Source

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

Archive Details

Creator

Annabelle Studio

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1950

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Postcard Showing a Train at North Portage, Muskoka, Ontario

Description

Postcard Showing a Train at North Portage, Muskoka, Ontario.The front image shows the front and partial left side of the train, the engine, tender, and two cars are visible.

Creator

Annabelle Studio

Date(s) of Creation

1953

Subjects

History, Railways, Postcards

Notes

Transcription of the message written on the postcard: "Mr. Alex Adams 199 Oak Crest Ave, Toronto, Ont. Huntsville 12/7/53 Dear Alex, We hope to go for a ride on this train that is it they get the boat sailing - this is a grand place for a holiday but the weather has been difficulting [illegible]"

Ethnography

Cultural Region

District

District of Muskoka

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

33216

Location

Location

Shelf

Ontario History Section (City or Town Specific)

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

January 13, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Condition Detail

Stains

Date Examined

Jan 13, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Ontario History (Town or City Specific)

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged on December 7th, 2021 by Kat Bezaire, re-cataloged on January 13th, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

January 13, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

January 13, 2022