The Late Dr. and Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell, Beinn Bhreagh, Cape Breton, N.S.
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Postcards
- Description
- Postcard mailed to Miss E.M. Layton, Lacombe, Alberta, from her parents travelling by train from Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- Notes
- Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) and his wife Mabel (nee Hubbard) (1857-1923) lived at their estate 3 km from Baddeck, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, from the mid 1880s until their deaths. At the beginning they only summered there, but lived there year-round for their later years. As a child, Louise Layton (nee MacLeod) knew Mrs. Bell.
- Inscriptions
- Reverse:
Leaving Montreal to night. Will spend 2 days in Winnipeg. Hope to reach home on Sat. @ 2:45 a.m. (night). Will write from 'Peg.
With love from us both,
R.B. & L.M.L. (Rev. Robert B. Layton & his wife Louise]
We have a key.
June 20th 1926 - Date of Original
- 20 June 1926
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- OILL0196
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Nova Scotia, Canada
Latitude: 46.10014 Longitude: -60.74849
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- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Contact
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