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Chateau Frontenac from Market Lower Town

1906 / Creator Unknown

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A black and white photographic postcard of a hotel overlooking a street lined with carriages. Text on the front reads "Quebec, Chateau Frontenac from Market Lower Town." A handwritten note on the front reads "You are familiar with this quaint old town and in a way it is grand but the ride by the river or cliff just frightened the life out of us and we are leaving at once. I'm still guessing about the [illegible]. Our trip has been a joy. [Illegible]." The postcard is addressed to Mrs. Henry Clay Barnabee, 225 Riverside Drive, New York City, New York, U.S.A. and is postmarked from Montreal, Canada on June 8, 1906.

~ “Chateau Frontenac from Market Lower Town,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed January 7, 2025, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/3797.

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Title

Chateau Frontenac from Market Lower Town

Subject

Quebec (Canada)
Hotels

Description

A black and white photographic postcard of a hotel overlooking a street lined with carriages. Text on the front reads "Quebec, Chateau Frontenac from Market Lower Town." A handwritten note on the front reads "You are familiar with this quaint old town and in a way it is grand but the ride by the river or cliff just frightened the life out of us and we are leaving at once. I'm still guessing about the [illegible]. Our trip has been a joy. [Illegible]." The postcard is addressed to Mrs. Henry Clay Barnabee, 225 Riverside Drive, New York City, New York, U.S.A. and is postmarked from Montreal, Canada on June 8, 1906.

Source

Henry Clay Barnabee Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections

Date

1906

Format

JPG derived from TIF

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1995.1.IX.086