The River and Main Street Bridge, Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Entry/Object ID
2023.804.25
Scope and Content
Postcard - Digital Copy
Context
The picture of the Nottawasaga River with the Main Street steel bridge in the background has "Wasaga Beach" printed along the bottom of the post card. It appears the picture is facing east towards the mouth of the river with Eberhardt's Marina and property visible in the foreground at the base of the bridge. The Main Street steel bridge was built in 1909.
The matte, black and white photo has a white border around the picture, a decorative 1/4" border around the picture and white border and an additional white border around the outside edge of card. The "white border" was included on postcards during the period of 1915 to 1930 to save ink.
On the back of the card, "Post Card" is printed/stamped on with "PRINTED IN BELGIUM" in smaller block capital letters with a line above and below it. There is a vertical dividing line down the center of the card with "CORRESPONDENCE" to the left, and "ADDRESS" to the right. The stamp box and other areas of the back of the card are covered by black construction type paper - possibly from a photo album and vertical and horizontal gold/yellow lines.
