This souvenir postcard album includes photographs of a bird's-eye view of Sherbrooke, the Grand Trunk Railway Station, the Court House, the Bishop's Palace, the Central Railway Building with His Majesty's Theatre and the New City Hall, Wellington Street, the New Sherbrooke Hotel, Dufferin Street showing the Bank of Commerce the Post Office and Magog House, the St.Francis Valley and Rifle Range, and the Magog River Gorge.
This collection of photographs includes views of King Street, the St.Francis Golf Club, St.George's Club and Dufferin Avenue, the Soldiers' War Memorial, the Wolfe Street bridge over the Magog River, the Magog River Gorge and the Sun Life Assurance Company Building, the New Sherbrooke Hotel, the Magog River Falls,
Wellington Street, Sherbrooke High School, Howard's Park, the Sherbrooke Protestant Hospital, St.Charles Seminary, the Bishop's Palace, the St.Francis River looking North, the St.Francis Valley and Rifle Range, Dufferin Avenue showing the Canadian Bank of Commerce, the Post Office and Magog House, and St.Vincent de Paul Hospital.
This souvenir postcard album includes photographs of a bird's-eye view of Sherbrooke, the Grand Trunk Railway Station, the Court House, the Bishop's Palace, a view of the Central Railway Building, His Majesty's Theatre and the New City Hall, a view of Wellington Street, St.Charles Seminary, the General Hospital, the New Sherbrooke Hotel, Dufferin Avenue showing the head office of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, the Post Office, and Magog House, a view of the St.Francis Valley, and a view of the Magog River Gorge showing the Sun Life Assurance Company Building.
The item consists of a souvenir postcard album (Post Folder) with the title “Greetings from Sherbrooke,” dated 1916. It was sent to Miss Angelina Barnson of Coaticook on July 2, 1916. The scenes depicted on the colour postcards are:
- Bridge on the St. Francis River, Sherbrooke, Que.
- Lone Pine, St. Francis River, Sherbrooke, Que.
- General Post Office, Sherbrooke, Que.
- Court House, Sherbrooke, Que.
- The Armoury and Royal Hotel, Sherbrooke, Que.
- Y.M.C.A. Building, Sherbrooke, Que.
- Melbourne Street, Sherbrooke, Que.
- Sherbrooke Academy, Queen Street, Sherbrooke, Que.
- St. Charles Seminary, Sherbrooke, Que.
- King Street, looking towards Sherbrooke, East, Sherbrooke, Que.
- Bird's Eye View, Sherbrooke, Que.
- In the St. Francis Valley, near Sherbrooke, Que.
- Montreal Street from Dufferin, Sherbrooke, Que.
- Main Building E.T.A.A., Sherbrooke, Que.
- River Magog Falls and Power House, Sherbrooke, Que.
- Convent, Sherbrooke, Que.
- St. Vincent de Paul Hospital, Sherbrooke, Que.
- Wellington Street, Sherbrooke, Que.
- Quebec Central and Grand Trunk Station, Sherbrooke, Que.
- C.P.R. Station, Sherbrooke, Que.
The item is a postcard showing a view of Lake Massawippi from Ripplecove in Ayer’s Cliff, with a boat visible, probably taken around the 1940s.
Item is a hand-coloured postcard of Harry Norton’s peony garden near Ayer’s Cliff, from around 1910.
Item is a postcard of Round Bay on Lake Massawippi, with houses visible on opposite shore, from around 1925.
Item is a postcard of the road along the south end of Lake Massawippi near Ayer’s Cliff (present-day Route 141), from around 1925.
Item is a photograph postcard of view of Lake Massawippi in Ayer’s Cliff, with boathouse visible, taken around 1940.
Item is a photograph postcard of the agricultural exhibition grounds (aka fair grounds) in Ayer’s Cliff, with view of Lake Massawippi in the background, taken around 1915.
Item is a photograph postcard of an aeriel view of the Boston & Maine Railroad station (leased to Quebec Central Railway) and buildings along Main Street in Ayer’s Cliff, from around 1925. The Ayer’s Cliff Academy also visible in background.
Item is a postcard view of Lake Masswippi from around 1950.
Item is a photograph postcard of the Eastern Townships Mounted Rifles in camp at the Ayer’s Cliff exhibition grounds (fair grounds) with tents visible and a passenger train car in the foreground, take in 1921.
Item is a photograph postcard of view of Lake Massawippi, with boathouse visible, taken around 1925.
Item is a photograph postcard of Lake Massawippi, taken around 1925.
Item is a photograph postcard of Lake Massawippi, taken around 1925.
Item is a photograph postcard of Main Street in Ayer’s Cliff, looking west, taken around 1915. Visible in the image is the Canadian Bank of Commerce, McIntyre Paints, possibly a public drinking fountain, a car, and a horse and wagon.
Item is a photograph postcard view of Lake Memphremagog looking west with Mount Elephantis (later Mont Éléphant) visible, probably taken around 1920. Large elm tree visible in at right in foreground.
Item is a photograph postcard of the Hermitage Club and lawns with people playing golf near Magog, with car visible, probably taken around 1930.
Item is a photograph postcard view of Lake Memphremagog, looking west from the vicinity of Georgeville, with tent visible in the foreground and Owl’s Head Mountain and Mount Elephantis (later Mont Éléphant), probably taken from around 1915.
Item is a hand-coloured postcard of three men at the meeting place of the Golden Rule Masonic Lodge (Freemasons) on Owl’s Head Mountain, probably from around 1910.
Item is a postcard of the steamboat Anthemis on Lake Memphremagog, near Georgeville, with Mount Elephantis (later Mont Éléphant) in background, from around 1920.
Item is a photograph postcard of Gibraltar Point and a steamboat (probably the Anthemis) on Lake Memphremagog, from around 1910.
The item is a postcard showing the steamer Anthemis at the wharf in Magog, on Lake Memphremagog, around the 1950s.
Item is a photograph postcard of an aeriel view of Stanstead College in Stanstead, taken around 1915.
Item is a postcard of the court house in Sherbrooke (corner of Wellington and Frontenac Streets), probably from around 1920.
Item is a photograph postcard of Fitch Bay, looking south-west, taken from the Narrows Bridge, with mountains visible in the background, probably taken around 1920.
Item is a photograph postcard of Fitch Bay, looking north-east, taken from the Narrows Bridge, with boathouse visible at left, probably taken around 1920.