Main streets (of smaller towns)

Card number 1101 published by J. A. Stewart, Rosthern, Sask. but probably a C. S. Co. card. A message in French written across the back. At left in the photo is the Imperial Bank of Canada.

Unused Winnipeg Photo Co. card showing a scene from Deloraine, Manitoba (although the location is not expressly stated, the number of the card is in the same range as other Deloraine cards and Deloraine has a "Railway Avenue" street plan. The image is almost identical to this other Deloraine image ... www.ipernity.com/doc/wintorbos/30772649//in/album/577729

The second anchor back card. This was sold by Cloke, Bookseller, in Hamilton, Ont.

This unattributed image is a very sharp photo of downtown Outlook, Sask., including the snazzy new Canadian Bank of Commerce, a fascinating pastiche of Prairie Clapboard and Ancient Athens. Two well-dressed gents appear to be posing for the photographer. The letter was composed at 12:05 p.m. on December 12, 1911 and reads "We drove in here today my brother it is 16 miles from his place. We are going back with him and to-morrow we will go to Saskatoon. Snow is falling here to-day. Best wishes, Wm." This was addressed to Miss Hilda Melander, Temple, N. Dak., U.S.A. and postmarked at Outlook on December 12, 1911.

N. Co. (Nerlich) card posted at Brandon on August 8, 1911 and mailed to Miss Isabel Madge of Virden with a message from Louise concerning her thoroughly enjoyable trip to Winnipeg and the Beach. Note the signs for Martel and Christie's Bookstore, both prominent publishers of postcards. The Christie's (misspelled) sign looks like it's printed on the card.

Pugh Manufacturing Co. card, with the numbers "925-1" and "234978" on the reverse. Mailed on December 28, 1911 from Waterloo, Ont. to Miss Eldna James, Ayres, Maine, U.S.A., Box 89: "Rec. your letter many thanks very interesting will write more soon, Truly yours, Harry Planz (?), Waterloo".

The main street, not so different from how it looks now.

Unused card attributed to W. J. Stephenson, bookseller and stationer of Wetaskiwin.

Card by M. C. Prust, Druggist, Grand View, Man. Posted April 8, 1907 at Grand View to Miss Lena Callahan, Marmion, Ont.: "Dear Lena, this only shows about half of our town. The picture was taken three years ago that is taken off it is railway street the house all by itself by the back is the depot the store on the corner is where I boarded last winter I will put a mark under my bed room window they had three rooms over the store and I will put a mark where Aunties house it was not built when this was taken the nicest part of the town is now shown here it is just the business part so long from Nellie. Aunties is at the far end of the street I put A at it." "The rink is here" - notation at centre of image.