Postcard: Herring Fishing, Bronte, Ont.
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Postcards
- Description
- The postcard shows several fishing boats and fishermen of the Bronte fishing fleet. For more information on the boat types and builders, the fish, and the industry, please click on the links provided here in this record to the informative article by Andrew Armitage, "Bronte - A Fishing Village" and the Oakville Trails "Bronte Harbour" website.
See Also the book by Philip Brimacombe, The Story of Bronte Harbour, Oakville Historical Society & Boston Mills Press, c1976, which confirms that these fishing huts and the reels for drying nets were still in place and use on the East Pier circa 1950.
The building and smokestack of the Bronte Steam Mill is visible, it opened in 1858.
- Notes
- The original black and white photograph was hand tinted for publication. 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.
- Inscriptions
- Commercial print on the front of the postcard: "Herring Fishing, Bronte, Ont." Commercial printing on the back of the card: "PRIVATE POST CARD.", " THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR CORRESPONDENCE.", "THIS SPACE IS FOR ADDRESS ONLY", Published for "J. S. Flumerfelt & Son, Bronte, Ont.", "777-2", "Printed in England". Written in pencil: "$8", "J", "HLT".
The stamp has been taken off which also removed most of the postmark. Still legible: "ONTE".
The card is addressed to Mr. Lee, c/o Jim Dobson, 42 Victor Ave, Riverdale Toronto. Dear Mr. Lee, I thought you would like a view of Bronte village. I was out yesterday for a 4 mile sail saw them bring in the fish nets. Yours sincerely ?.?.? - Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Mr. Lee Joseph S. Flumerfelt Allie O. Flumerfelt
- Corporate Name(s)
- J.S. Flumerfelt & Son
- Local identifier
- TTACL00095
- 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
- Herring Fishing, 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
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