Ottawa Ephemera

A picnic lunch

ottawaephemera — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 04:05:59 +0000

Sent from Brockville and postmarked on Aug. 10, 1916, this postcard is addressed to Mr. Calvin Moore, Carleton Place, Ontario, Box 8. The message reads:

Just a line to let you know Fred and I will go down on the afternoon train on Saturday. Will you come to the station and meet us. Hope you are well. Bye. Yours truly, Ernie. XXX.

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Looking for a lemon squeezer?

ottawaephemera — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 11:51:11 +0000

This postcard, addressed to Miss Cherry Dyer in Strathroy, Ont., is postmarked Dec. 16, 1912 in Stratford, Ont. The message reads:

Hello Cherry,

Just a line to let you know I’m on the map yet I am fine. Hope you are too. Just going to Tea.

From Carl.

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What is your love I.Q.?

ottawaephemera — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 20:38:31 +0000

What is your love IQ?

This was in the May 1953 edition of The Girl Friend and the Boy Friend magazine, which I found recently at a junk shop.

Postcards from the past: Staying warm

ottawaephemera — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 04:01:31 +0000

The back of this photo reads: Mar. 1st, 1931, Kingston.

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Postcards from the past: A man and a tree

ottawaephemera — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:01:37 +0000

Taken by an Ottawa photographer named Batterton. That`s all I know.

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Postcards from the past: Doon the watter

ottawaephemera — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 04:01:54 +0000

Postmarked in Ramsgate, a seaside town in Kent, England. It’s stamped 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 17, but the year is unclear. It looks like it might be sometime between 1900-09. It’s addressed to Mr. [or something like it; perhaps "Ner") Elliott (senior), 14 Gibbon Rd., Evelina Rd., Nunhead, London.

The message reads:

Dear Dad,

What do you this (sic) of this P.C. The poor old man is looking quite frightened. I suppose they did not have any dry biscuit or else perhaps it would not have happened. You know what I mean. Much love from Jennie.

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Postcards from the past: I’m on the water now.

ottawaephemera — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 04:01:22 +0000

Postmarked Feb. 20, 1907 in Creemore, Ont., and sent to Mrs. Charlie Brown in Cookstown. The message, written on the front of the card, reads:

“Arrived home safe at three in town today. I am no better. Dr. says I must go to bed. From your brother Sam.”

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Postcards from the past: The peeping Tom

ottawaephemera — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:02:11 +0000

There`s no caption on this postcard. It`s copyrighted 1905, and was mailed from Newton, N.J. to Miss Jessica Briggs in Delevan, N.Y., a village in the southwest corner of the state. The message, written on the front of the card, reads:

You can look for me on Thursday at 5 P.M. Am coming view of N.Y. and Albany by boat + spend (indecipherable) in Albany.

M.J.B.

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Postcards from the past: The boy on the chair

ottawaephemera — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 04:01:43 +0000

Another unidentified subject captured on film by Renfrew photographer J.A. McNeil.

The boy on the chair

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Postcards from the past: The Renfrew sisters

ottawaephemera — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:04:13 +0000

These tweo women, presumably sisters, had their portrait taken in Renfrew, Ont., by a photographer named J.A. McNeil.

The Renfrew sisters. Photographed by J.A. McNeil

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