Postcard: The Harbour, Bronte, Ontario, Canada
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Postcards
- Description
- A black and white photograph of the harbour entrance, photographed looking south past the lighthouse into Lake Ontario. The photograph is faded but it looks like the water level is high, as the land spit on the west side of the harbour entrance seems to be flooded. The book, The Story of Bronte by Philip Brimacombe, Oakville Historical Society & Boston Mills Press, c1976, says that in the early 1940's, the water was high and had almost inundated Bronte Beach. That in 1944, the marsh on the north side was filled in and in 1946, the old wooden piers were replaced with concrete piers.
The lighthouse here is the second one, as the fierce 3 day storm of 1888 had destroyed the first. In about 1950, the substantial wooden lighthouse shown here was replaced by a simple, concrete beacon.
Please use the link below the image here, to the Town of Oakville, Oakville Harbours website, for more information. - Notes
- The stamp is of King George VI, a "War Issue" 3 cent stamp in which he wears a service uniform.
- Inscriptions
- Conmmercial printing on front of photo: "B1CV. The Harbour, Bronte, Ontario, Canada.:
Commercial printing on verso: "POST CARD", "BOND STREET SSERIES", "PUBISHED BY VALENTINE-BLACK CO. LIMITED, 70 BOND ST., TORONTO, CANADA", "IMAGLIO GRAVURE LIMITED TORONTO", "PRINTED IN CANADA".
The postcard was addressed to: Mrs. John Ford 64 First Ave Timmins Ont.
Message: When - Hallo John Well we finaly find a room at this town at 11. pm. The driver is just fine, I also have a front sit. this afternoon I have a little cry but it soon got over, I am too long between meals so yuou will hear from me tomorrow your Mal
Handwritten in pencil on the verso: "$7.50".
The postmark reads, "BRONTE ?a 12 46" but the rest of the postmark is off the card edge. - Publisher
- Valentine-Black Co. Limited
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ontario
- Date of Publication
- 1946
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- rs. John Ford
- Corporate Name(s)
- Valentine-Black Co. Limited
- Local identifier
- TTHSACL000107
- 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
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Recommended Citation
- Postcard: The Harbour, Bronte, Ontario, Canada
- 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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