Main Street, North Bay, Ontario, Canada

Name/Title

Main Street, North Bay, Ontario, Canada

Entry/Object ID

010.2.45

Archive Items Details

Description

Postcard with colorized photo of Main St., late 1940s, lots of autos on the street, looking west from corner of Ferguson St. Liggets Rexall Drugs on corner at right of photo in 3-story building, beyond that is a United Cigar Store, another store (name illegible but it is the Woolworth's store). Beyond that is Cochrane-Dunlop Hardware store (now Lefebvre's Source for Adventure). At top of this building is a sign (pasted onto postcard?) - "POLICE SIGNAL ONLY". On Back of Postcard: Imprint: POST CARD Carte Postale Stamp: Canada Post King George VI 3 cent Postmark: North Bay Ont. Canada Sep 3 1949 1 PM Addressee: Mr. C. Swayze, Churhc St. W Welland, Ont. Message: "Sept. 3/49 Dear Cic. + Evelyn - Glad is feeling much better. We have done very little up here but rest. No fishing or crow shooting. John is taking extra Latin lessons + hating it. We will be back Sept 11 weekend. Best regards, Arnold"

Creator

The Photogelatine Engraving Co., Ltd., Toronto

Dimensions

Height

8.9 cm

Width

13.7 cm