Main streets (of smaller towns)

Winnipeg Photo Co. card #1107 dated 1908, showing the main street of Ninga, Manitoba. Inscribed on reverse "Uncle Richard, from Charlie".

Frobisher is a village of 145 (2006) in southern Saskatchewan between Oxbow and Estevan. It is found on Highway 18. This postcard was mailed on August 25, 1910 at Hirsch, SK to Miss Annie Duff,, Gassfield P. O., Ont. with the message" Hirsh Sask. August 28, 1910 Sent you a card a few weeks ago hope you will let us hear from you soon, with best regards L.K." The card is numbered "8" (in a Frobisher series, presumably) and is almost certainly the work of Winnipeg Photo Co. of Napinka. It has an unusual "Canada Post Card" undivided back.

Card showing Boissevain's Main Street, mailed there on June 26, 1905 to Miss Ella Giffard, Highfield, Bishop's Waltham, Hants, England.

Postmarked in August 1912 at Eyebrow, Saskatchewan and addressed to Mrs. A. Hailstone, Carling, Ontario (Parry Sound District). A branch of the Northern Bank is at right. The card appears to be in the Winnipeg Photo Co. series but is not marked as such. It is numbered 699. It is attributed to W. H. Hunter. The Central Drug Hall appears in the centre of the photo, so it is possible that W. H. Hunter could have been the proprietor of that shop.

Rumsey & Co. sample card, demonstrating their Double Tone Collotype cards (see image of back).

Postmarked August 31, 1912 to Miss A. Grindell of Everton, Ont., with an enthusiastic message as follows: "Dear Aunt Annie: I had a fine time in "the Soo. The Corrie's and Campbell's were *very* nice to me. I had a splendid little trip down there to-day. Everyone on the boat was so nice I wanted to stay right on it. I have a boarding-house for the present anyway. I think I shall like the town. Winnie." The card was published by J. A. McLarty of Thessalon with the number J. M. 2649. McLarty's Drug Store is visible on the left side of the street. It looks like this a Stedman card but that is not stated. It is included in Smith's Stedman guide, however, so there can be little doubt that it's by Stedman.

Another card sent to Miss Agnes Smith of London, Ont. in August 1908. No indication of the publisher.

Nice, bright colouring job on this one, which isn't identified with a publisher. Looks to be c. 1920 and has no. 105936 on the back, which looks like a Valentine image number.

Valentine & Sons card 109,303, unused.