Description
Postcard with photo of entry gate to Ferguson Highway (Highway 11) in North Bay, as the road heads north towards Temagami. Sign on the gate reads: "STOP -- GET YOUR ENTRY PERMIT HERE" with a small guard station to right of the entry. The highway officially opened on 2 July 1927. Later, it became a northern branch of the Trans-Canada. Named for the Honorable G. Howard Ferguson, Premier of Ontario from 1923-1930.
Back of card:
Centered at top of card: V & Sons POSTCARD FAMOUS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
In upper left corner of card: "Correspondence"
Message: "Got in here at 9 A.M. Pretty cold trip. Will see you later. Malcolm"
Addressee: Mr and Mrs M J McAlpine, 160 Lovering Ave, Buffalo, N.Y.
In pencil, upper left corner: "Receieved June 20, 1933"
Two King George V 1 cent stamps
Postmark: North Bay, Ontario, Jun 17 1933Creator
Valentine-Black Co., Ltd., Toronto, Canada
