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File contains postcards of North Bay and other locations in and near the Nipissing District including: the French River, Lake Nipissing, Trout Lake, Lake Nosbonsing, Sturgeon Falls, Mattawa, Nipissing, Callander, Lavigne, Bonfield, Monetville, Saint Charles and Port Loring. The postcards depict: tourist attractions (such as parks, lakes, beaches, rivers, and waterfalls), tourist accommodations (including hotels, cottages, resorts, and camps), city scenes and buildings (including schools, railway stations, churches, municipal buildings, hospitals, and factories), the Dionne Quintuplets, the Chief Commanda steam ship, and trains.
File also contains a few postcards of other places including Temagami, Timmins, Cobalt, Lake Superior, Pembroke, Haileybury, Owen Sound, and Prince Rupert, BC. File additionally includes several souvenir folders containing postcards of Ontario, North Bay, and humorous cartoons.
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Message reads: Dear Folks Arrived safely Grampa too been out fishing each day but not much luck. Len[?] caught about an 8 lb lounge Uncle is out with a tourist this morning. It is grand country up here for a holiday. See you soon love Grampa Len + [illegible]
Postcard is postmarked North Bay and addressed to Mrs. J.B. Branson, Box 81, St. Catherines, Ont
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Item is a postally used postcard depicting four seasonal views of Callander Bay and surroundings.
Revised December 21, 2016 by Ed Driedger
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Item is a postally unused postcard. Front shows a cottage on the riverbank surrounded by trees.
Message reads: Dear Mother. All O.K. Hated awfully to leave you. Had very pleasant call on the Frasers in Montreal. Was on go every moment while there or would have written.
Postmark S.S. Marie. Addressed to: Mrs. Marcus Gardiner, Hadley, Saratogao Co., N.Y., U.S.A.
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Item is a postally used postcard depicting the later C.P.R. station, tracks, train and passengers with baggage carts on the platform.
Message reads: North Bay. 8 a.m. Running pretty well on time & everything o.k.
Postmark is not legible. Addressed to: G. Simpson We?gg, St. Thomas, Ont., 69 Southwick St.
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Item is a postally used postcard depicting the French River and a cottage barely visible on shore.
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Postcard is cancelled in North Bay? and in Hope Valley, R.I., Mar 16, 9AM, 1908.
Message Reads: from W. N. Tanynener?
Addressed to: Miss Metaea Wood, Height St, Hope Valley, R.I., U.S.A.
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Item is a postally used postcard depicting The Traders Bank of Canada, other buildings, and horse-drawn vehicles.
Description on postcard back reads: NORTH BAY, ON. "GATEWAY OF THE NORTH" This popular waterfall is called "Sheeney" Falls by the local residents. It is located beside Hwy. 17 at the western approach to the city. In Autumn it is particularly attractive when Mother Nature wraps it in a garland of colour.
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Item is a postally unused postcard showing the fall in autumn with a Volkswagon beetle on Highway 17 in the foreground.
Description on the rear reads: Duchesnay (Sheeny) Falls can be fiwed form Hwy. 17 as you enter North Bay from the west. Pictured is the upper falls which is just a few hundered feet above the main falls that is visible from the highway.
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Gord Young, "Preserve home - surviving quintuplets," The Nugget (online), 20 October 2016,
indicates: "The farmhouse was originally located in Corbeil, although it operated as a museum for some time under private ownership at the Pinewood Park Motor Inn in the city's south end.
The city bought the museum from the private owner for $190,000 in 1985, at which time it was relocated to the site of the regional tourist information centre on Seymour Street and began operating under an agreement with the chamber.
Description on rear of postcard reads: THE WORLD FAMOUS DIONNE QUINTUPLETS North Bay, Ontario, Canada. The home and birthplace of the five famous Dionne Quintuplets may be seen at Pinewood Park on Hwy. 11 between Callander and North Bay, Ontario. Many memories of teh babies are on display including hundreds of photographs and their original clothing and toys.
Although this card uses an image of the Dionne quintuplets ca. 1936 and copyrighted 1938, the reverse side description notes that the Dionne home is located at Pinewood Park, which means the card was issued much later.
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Card is cancelled North Bay, Ont., 1914. It is addressed to: Miss Stockdale, Trout Creek, Ontario.
Message reads: Tuesday 7:30 p.m. was just thinking about you Hope you have good a good "supper" & bed & dont work to hard hope you meet some nice people there I will try & get down. I have just had supper. bye bye. A. C. W.
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Item is a postally unused postcard depicting two people in a small boat with outboard motor in the foreground.
Francoise Noel, Nipissing: Historic Waterway, Wilderness Playground, Dundurn, 2015. (on Kervin Bros.)
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Item is a postally unused postcard depicting a houseboat belonging to Kervin Bros. and a canoe on the shore of the river.
Card is addressed to: Mrs. G. W. F. Harding, 17 Van Ness Ave., Santa Cruz, Calif., U.S.A.
Message reads: 7/4/9. This is the 4th but a very quiet Sunday [? s]uppose that [?] was a very big time st S.C. yesterday and one tomorrow will be in Mattawa tomorrow. Lloyd.
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Postcard was cancelled at Callander on 30 July 1941.
Addressed to: Miss Winifred VerSoy. 1623 St. Charles. Lakewood, Ohio. U.S.A.
Message reads: Wive seen mountains here too - but not like Tennessee. Hope to see the "Quins" tomorrow. Fishing is swell - lots of big ones! Love, Doris.
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Item is a postally used postcard depicting 2 canoes and 1 rowboat on a beach.
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Postcard was cancelled at Lunge Lodge, ON on 15 August 1950.
Addressed to: Miss H. Mackenzie. Woodroffe. Ontario.
Message reads: French River, Aug. 14. Dear H---. I haven't time to print this. I'm sorry. We have only 15 min. here while the boat stops to load passengers and supplies. We'll see you soon. Love, Jean.
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Item is a postally used postcard depicting a group of people standing on the dock with the lodge in the background and a small motor boat to the left foreground.
Postcard was cancelled at North Bay, 20 August, 1954.
Addressed to: Mrs. Archibald Cullens. Francetown. N H. USA.
Message reads: Dear Mother, This is the first letter I have written since arrival. Tonight our house all done but the windows & doors. It is raining but we have a fire in the kitchen stove & we are comfy. Nice to have your letter tonight. We are all well & send love, Paul.
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Item is a postally used postcard depicting a cabin cruiser at anchor in front of docks on Lake Nipissing.
Postcard cancelled at Callander, date not legible.
Addressed to: Miss Sarah Stail. Lynedoeh. Ontario. Norfolk Co.
Message reads: Callander Sept 2/ 18. Dear Sarah. I am sorry I have kept you waiting so long for a answer to your letter but this will explain. Since the middle of June I have been on my hollidays & was with friends on Manitoulin Island for several weeks. Your letter was sent there from Toronto. I have been here in Callander for nearly a month and do not know just when I will go back to Toronto. Have had a grand time in this northern country this summer. Am getting awfully fat. Sarah write to me here will you. Just Callander Ont. Then I will answer your kind letter. Love to every body. How are they all & Cassic? Hope to hear from you soon. Love from Winnifred A.
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Card is cancelled at North Bay?.
Card is addressed to: Miss Beatrice Griffin. 262 Bridge St. Northampton Mass.
Message reads: AUG - 23 - 1910. We are way up here in the wilds of Canada. plenty of Indians running around. Love for all. Ned V. Macttea?
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Item is a postally used postcard depicting a group of people on the porch of a cottage along the shore, and two tents.
Postcard was cancelled North Bay, Ont., 22 July 1936.
Card addressed to: Mrs. A. B. Cornwell. St. George. Ontario. Canada.
Message reads: Dear Mother. Arrived here at 3:30 am very tired, saw the Quints in the rain, rained all afternoon. Haven't got our cabins yet in city of North Bay. Sending cards to the others from here. Very rocky country up here. Love Grace. [added on top left] We saw a forest fire & drove thro smoke. Drove very fast all the way up.
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Postcard was cancelled at Salaminca, N.Y., 30 August 1960.
Postcard was addressed to: Miss Ruth Wisman. Marietta. Pennsylvania.
Message reads: Vacation days are soon over for me. We're heading home now. Be seeing you. Helen & family.
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Postcard was cancelled at North Bay, Ontario, Canada, on 19 July 1952.
Card is addressed to: Mrs. Bernie Engley. 143 Union Street. Autoboro. Mass.
Message reads: Hi - Thanks for the nice long letter - we are enjoying it here and Marls is getting a good rest and lots of sun & good food. I have a fine crop of freckles wasnt the con?cution wonderful we listened to it all and heard the big news while driving up. ? love Mary.
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Item is a postally used postcard depicting the Chief Commanda at dock [in the French River] with a large group of people waiting on the dock.
Card was cancelled at North Bay, Ontario, 9 September 1946.
Card addressed to: Mrs. John Campbell. 1977 E. 116th st. Cleveland, Ohio. U.S.A.
Message reads: Sunday at Laniel Quebec. Dear Beatrice: We have been in Canada a weel now. Grand fishing, and the men even shot a 400# bear Friday. The skinned him and are saving the hide for a rug in their new cabin. I have had a grand rest and will be up here for another week at least. The inactivity is sort of getting to me now, and I'm anxious to get home. I miss my family. Love -- R. Cutter
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On the front centre: x
Card was cancelled at Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, 1959.
Card addressed to: Mr. J. Edgar Morris 131 Lincoln Ave Pittsburgh 18 PA USA
Message reads: Greetings - We are all having a good time. Fishing has been Fair! Our cottage is on the other side - marked X. Very nice place. Say Hi to Miss Corns Jack 8/7/59
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The message area has the following information: Mr. & Mrs. J. D. Foster, Riverbend Lodge, North Bay, Ontario. Jo-Ann Foster. JOHN.
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Card was cancelled Sturgeon Falls. Stamp removed, n.d.
Card addressed to: Mr. Dick Frost. 3206 Sycamoor Rd. Cleveland Heights. Ohio.
Message reads: Aug. 7. Dear Dick. What are you doing [? ] summer? I wish you could be up here - and swim and fish with me - Lately I have been taking my mouth organ out when I fish - and they bite better!! Love - Aunt Loracie?
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Card was cancelled at North Bay, Ontario, 9 July 1949.
Card addressed to: Rev. & Mrs. Harry Franks. Lemoyne. Pennsylvania
Message reads: We are having a nice time despite almost frigid nights. Muriel is catching more than me. The boys are at the height of their glory. Best wishes, Harold, Muriel, & the boys.
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On the front lower: x (our cabin)
On the front left side: Lake Nipissing over here.
Card was cancelled at North Bay, Ontario, 17 July 1937.
Card addressed to: Miss Eleanor Orr. 363 Flint St. Rochester. NY. U.S.A.
Message reads:7/16/37 Here is where we are hanging out. Just living the life of Riley. I heard from Edna that Sunny is better and I am gland. Maude.
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Card was cancelled [?] 1957.
Card addressed to: Martha Frost. R.D. # 1. Salem. Ohio.
Message reads: Hello Honey stayed at Perry Sound last night & came on here this a.m. Jim is going to Bonlin[?] with us in the a.m. see you later. Love Jack.
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Card was cancelled North Bay, Ontario, J[une?] 29, year not visible.
Card is addressed to: Mr. & Mrs. S. B. Carson. Morristown. New Jersey. U.S.A.
Message on front right reads: The size of a man's dwelling has little to do with the happiness of his heart. Come go fishing with me! Merles Hudeau?
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Card was cancelled at Noelville, Ontario, 31 July 1951.
Card is addressed to: Miss Sue & Joyce Hanna. Inwood Road. R#7. Pittsburgh. Pa. U.S.A.
Message reads: Pine Cove. Mon. Eve. Dear Hannas: We arrived safely and caught about 40 nice fish today. I caught about 9. Weather has been grand. Love, Uncle Hobo.
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Cancelled in Brantford, Ont. , Jan. 1[?] , stamp missing
Card is addressed to: Miss Ann Brick. Brantford. Ont. Mount Pleasant Road.
Message reads: Bamberg, Jan 14, 1908. Dear Ann, Did you at last wake up? I was almost thuderstruck when your card came to hand. Now please write me a letter, you owe me one, I think. I enjoyed my Christmas holidays very well. With love, Afra.
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Item is a postally unused postcard depicting 4 small images: the main lodge, two cabins, the road, and the lake.
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Item is a postally unused postcard depicting cabins in trees along a beach.
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Item is a postally unused postcard depicting birch trees along a lakeshore.
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Item is a postally unused postcard depicting a winter scene of furs, snowmobile, sled with a leghold trap and person kneeling with an axe.
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Item is a postally unused postcard depicting a large number of fish.
Card was cancelled at Chapleau, Ontario, Aug. 12, 1922
Card is addressed to: Mrs. Albert Driver 38 West 126 St., New York City N.Y.
Message reads: Aug. 12. Am still on the way west. This sure is some country up here. They say there are 1100 men on this train. Love D[illegible]
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Card was cancelled twice at White River, Ontario, 25 May 1906 and twice at Springfield, Mass. on May 29, 1906.
Card is addressed to: Mrs. A. H. McCarter. 20 Courtland St. Springfield. Mass.
Message reads: May 26/06. Good old plank side walks. Mud knee deep. Bought bed here. Car ahead full of Polanders. Harry.
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Image depicts a log drive with 5 men guiding logs on floating platforms guiding logs with an rpad bridge in the background.
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Postcard was cancelled at Sturgeon Falls on 31 August 1905.
Card is addressed to: Mrs. Jennie Shoemaker. Herlrimer. N.Y. U.S.A.
Message reads: Dear Friend. We leave here a week from to night and if the train stops at Herlrimer I will stop for a hour or two this is a great place here there is nothing going on at all. Yours truly Chas.
[on the front] Remember me to Eunice and all the rest of my friends. I was surprised to hear that Kitty was married.
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Item is a postally unused postcard depicting canoeing.
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Postcard was cancelled at Powassan, Ontario on 8 July 1952.
Card is addressed to: Mr. & Mrs. L. St Clair. 833 S. Coldbrook Ave. Chambushbury. Pa. U.S.
Message reads: Hi Kid. This is some place. Fish. some swimming & lots of boating. The Finks.
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Item is a postally used postcard depicting a farmer with a team of horses in front of a log cabin.
Postcard shows both the baggage office (wooden) and the passenger depot (stone). Passenger depot has not yet had the second floor expansion.
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Card was cancelled at North Bay, Ontario, 7 May 1946.
Card is addressed to: Master Harold Marble. 400 East Main St. Batavia, N.Y. U.S.A.
Message reads: Dear Jackie!-- Hear is a train and I hope that I can bring you back a big fish. Grandad.
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Post card was cancelled at Temagami? Ontario, 22 July 1941.
Card is addressed to: Mrs Glen Campbell. 210 Lawrence Ave West. Toronto. Ont.
Message reads: 12 AM. Tues. July 22nd. Hello neighbor. We are just getting into Temagami & will mail this. Stayed in Huntsville overnite. Hope your plants were O.K. see you later. Nelle Pulford.
[Along top] Many thanks for gift.
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On back: Boat name DADELIA
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Item is a postally unused postcard. Part of the Capitol Centre's marquis is visible advertising Bob Hope in Monsieur Beau[caire].
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Post card was cancelled at North Bay [?], date illegible.
Card is addressed to: Miss Gertude Zimmer #407-Spring St Buffalo N.Y. USA
No message.
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Post card was cancelled at North Bay, Ontario on 19 July 1945.
Card is addressed to: Oscar Kroemer. 821 Pasadena Dr. Ft. Wayne. Ind.
Message reads: Fishing - Climate & everything really fine. No large ones caught, but 15-20 pike in 3 hrs is not unusual. Best Wishes. Ralph.
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Card was cancelled (location illegible) 17 July 1937[?].
Card is addressed to: mrs. J.S. Shwas 44 Rebecca St Stratford. Ont
Message reads: "Have bought my ticket to Calgary and from there to Banff. Arrived about 8:35 pm. It is now 7a.m. Wed - (daylight) we arrive in Sudbury in 25 min. Every seat taken. a nice woman sitting with me. She is getting off at Pt. Arthur. A lovely morning, was awake before daybreak. Lined [?] up before the gate almost an hour last night. I was near the front. Then what a rush down the platform. I was almost puffing. Have the seat by the window at the right spot and on south side. So everyting is OK. YB"
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Card was cancelled at North Bay, Ontario, 6 July 1953.
Card is addressed to: Mr. C. K. Carothers. 510 - 28th Ave. Altoona, Penna. U.S.A.
Message reads: Hi Charlie. This is my boat, but you know I have no line. Had a real nice trip up, but no fish so far. Porter.
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verso reads: CAMP FELIX, LAVIGNE, ONTARIO, CANADA Cabins, Boats, Motors to rent. Gas, Oil, Bait & Fishing licenses On the North West Bay of Lake Nipissing. Electric lights and Refrigerators. Automatic Gas Heat & Cooking. L.P. Gas Dealer. Trailer & Tent Park. Phone 594-2551 Prop. LEVIS LAJEUNESSE
Handrwitten notes: 37925 mileage 15 till 8 AM - 18 aug 1966 on wat to cass from audea park. Betty & Chris Shesipline were the all? beautiful day. 80 miles from trailer la cass via Route 28 - 250 going back. back 219 & 28. went 250 miles webster springs.
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no 5 cabin (nora) Edward Willes. 16754 Sprenger. East Detroit, Mich. Prescott 7-6974
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Post card was cancelled at Sudbury, Ontario, 8 August 1951.
Card is addressed to: Mr & Mrs. Olin S. Evans. Woodland Farms. Fox Chapel, Pittsburgh, 5. Pa. U.S.A.
Message reads: Susie read this [underlined] Tues. We are up here in the "wilds." It is down to 50 [degrees] and raining all day. We are going home by Mich I hope!! "Clarks"
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Details of Queens Hotel history (General Notes) - W.K.P. Kennedy. North Bay: Past - Present - Prospective. 1961 (F 5499.N6 K4 NUCC Special Collections)
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Post card was addressed to: J. Kealy Esq, La Corona, Montreal, Canada.
Message reads: How about the party of four anak ago Saturday now N.Y. chicken soup.
The Queen's Hotel "was a large brick buillding on the east side of Fraser Street [current site of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce] between Oak Street and Main Street built in 1890 and owned and operated by Edward Lynch who sold the property to Edward Shepherd. At his death, a son, Harry, took over the hotel and later his widow continued the operation until the building was completely destroyed by fire in 1936" W.K.P. Kennedy - North Bay: Past -Present - Prospective, 1961.
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Item is a postally used postcard showing the Queens Hotel.