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Bird's Eye View, Herbert, Sask
Title
Bird's Eye View, Herbert, Sask.
Published
ca. 1910.
Physical Description
1 photomechanical print : black and white ; 9.0 x 27.8 cm.
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Imprints on the verso of the postcard include "W. P. Peters, Drugs and Stationery, Herbert, Sask." An inscription on the verso in Italian, "Receivi tanto saluti (sic., Receive much health)" and an address of Box 72, Herbert, Saskatchewan.
Imprint in the image, "Bird's Eye View, Herbert, Sask."
Provenance
Purchased from Sindell and Company on the Arthur Corbitt Hoskins Memorial Fund, 2005.
Summary
A panoramic black and white photomechanical postcard depicting a view of Herbert, Saskatchewan, looking west probably from the top of the Herbert Mill. Published by W. P. Peters, Drugs and Stationery of Herbert, ca. 1910, the image depicts the main road in town, probably Herbert Avenue, which later became Main Street, and several residences. Inscriptions on the recto highlight the station of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 07, 2005
References
W. P. Peters, Drugs and Stationery, Bird's Eye View, Herbert, Sask.. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
W. P. Peters, Drugs and Stationery, Bird's Eye View, Herbert, Sask.. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Photomechanical prints.
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