Postcard: Lighthouse circa 1910, Bronte, Ont.
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Postcards
- Description
- The card was commissioned for local sale by J.S. Flumerfelt, Postmaster for Bronte. His son was Allie Flumerfelt. Bronte Post Office was located on Bronte Road, south of Lakeshore on the west side. It was closed in the 1960's when Oakville took over Trafalgar Township.
- Notes
- Allie O. Flumerfelt was the son of J.S. Flumerfelt, Bronte postmasters.
The stamp is a 1 cent "Canada Postage" green stamp, King Edward VII. King Edward VII died in 1910 and the next King George V stamps began in 1911 which assists in dating the postcard image and message.
The post mark reads, "Bronte Ont. JY 13 10".
The original photograph was black and white, coloured by hand. - Inscriptions
- Commercial printing on front of card: "Bronte, Ont.". Commercial printing on back of card: "Commercial printing on the front of the card: "Radial Bridge, Bronte, Ont." Commercial printing on the back: "PRIVATE POST CARD.", "THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR CORRESPONDENCE.", "THIS SPACE IS FOR ADDRESS ONLY.", "Published for J. S. Flumerfelt & Son, Bronte, Ont.", "777-1". Print showing under the stamp: "Printed in England". Handwritten in pencil: "HALTON", "$6.00", "c".
The card is addressed to: Helen Benton, 719 W 9" St., Erie, Penn. U.S.A. The message reads, "Dear Helen, We leave here Monday for Jamestown where we stay a few days. Will be home Friday night. Wava. - Place of Publication
- England
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Helen Benton Joseph S. Flumerfelt Allie O. Flumerfelt
- Corporate Name(s)
- J.S. Flumerfelt & Son
- Local identifier
- TTACL00089
- Collection
- Trafalgar Township Historical Society
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.40011 Longitude: -79.71632
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- Donor
- Ross and Margaret Wark
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- Postcard: Lighthouse circa 1910, Bronte, Ont.
- Contact
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Trafalgar Township Historical Society Sponsor: Jeff Knoll, Local & Regional Councillor for Oakville Ward 5 – Town of Oakville/Regional Municipality of Halton
