Entrance to Ferguson Highway, North Bay, Ont., Canada
Entry/Object ID
010.2.133
Archive Items Details
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 1933
