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The R.B. Layton Postcard Collection

Rev. Dr. Robert Blackwood Layton (1879-1973) was a Presbyterian minister from Nova Scotia who had churches in Trinidad, and Nova Scotia. He moved to Alberta in 1924 and the next year became a United Church minister (at church union). He was educated at Dalhousie University, Pinehill Presbyterian College, University of Glasgow, and had an honorary doctorate conferred on him by the University of Alberta.
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  • Oberammergau: Benediktiner-Kloster Ettal mit Graswantal.
    Oberammergau: Benediktiner-Kloster Ettal mit Graswantal. ImageText
        Oberammergau Passion Play is performed once a decade since 1634 as a tradition by the inhabitants of the village of Oberammergau, a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Ge
      Oberammergau Passion Play is performed once a decade since 1634 as a …
  • Roma. Via Appia Antica.
    Roma. Via Appia Antica. ImageText
        The Appian Way was one of the earliest and strategically most important Roman roads of the ancient republic.
      The Appian Way was one of the earliest and strategically most important …
  • Luzern. Lowendenkmal. [The Lion of Lucerne, Switzerland]
    Luzern. Lowendenkmal. [The Lion of Lucerne, Switzerland] ImageText
        A postcard from Switzerland from 25-year-old Agnes Mary Kitchen to Reverend R. B. Layton in San Fernando, Trinidad, B.W.I.
      A postcard from Switzerland from 25-year-old Agnes Mary Kitchen to Reverend R. …
  • Lochaber Lake, Antigonish, N.S.
    Lochaber Lake, Antigonish, N.S. Image
        Postcard sent to Rev R.B. Layton in Oakfield, N.S. (Address crossed out and re-addressed to Amherst, N.S.), mailed from Lochaber. Lochaber Lake, also known as College Lake, lies south-west of Antigon
      Postcard sent to Rev R.B. Layton in Oakfield, N.S. (Address crossed out …
  • Roma. Via Appia. Avanzi degli Acquedotti di Claudio [The Appian Way, Rome]
    Roma. Via Appia. Avanzi degli Acquedotti di Claudio [The Appian Way, Rome] ImageText
        The Appian Way was one of the earliest and strategically most important Roman roads of the ancient republic.
      The Appian Way was one of the earliest and strategically most important …
  • Roma - Arco di Tito [Arch of Titus, Rome]
    Roma - Arco di Tito [Arch of Titus, Rome] ImageText
        The Arch of Titus is a Pentelic marble triumphal arch located on the Via Sacra just to the south-east of the Forum in Rome. It was constructed by the emperor Domitian shortly after the death of his o
      The Arch of Titus is a Pentelic marble triumphal arch located on …
  • Roma. Foro Romano col Campdoglio [Capitoline Hill, Rome, Italy]
    Roma. Foro Romano col Campdoglio [Capitoline Hill, Rome, Italy] ImageText
        The Capitoline Hill is one of the seven hills of Rome. The Capitoline contains few ancient ground-level ruins, as they are almost entirely covered up by Medieval and Renaissance palaces that surround
      The Capitoline Hill is one of the seven hills of Rome. The …
  • Bonn a. Rh. - Rheinbrücke [Bridge over the Rhine, Bonn, Germany]
    Bonn a. Rh. - Rheinbrücke [Bridge over the Rhine, Bonn, Germany] ImageText
        Bridge was opened in 1898.
      Bridge was opened in 1898.
  • Gibraltar
    Gibraltar ImageText
        A postcard of Gibraltar sent by 25-year-old Agnes Mary Kitchen to Rev. R. B. Layton, San Fernando, Trinidad, B.W.I.
      A postcard of Gibraltar sent by 25-year-old Agnes Mary Kitchen to Rev. …
  • Presbyterian Church Milltown, N.B.
    Presbyterian Church Milltown, N.B. ImageText
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  • St. Lukes, Bathurst, N.B.
    St. Lukes, Bathurst, N.B. ImageText
        A postcard to Rev. R.B. Layton in Kentville, Nova Scotia.
      A postcard to Rev. R.B. Layton in Kentville, Nova Scotia.
  • Old Waterloo Row, Fredericton, N.B.
    Old Waterloo Row, Fredericton, N.B. ImageText
        A postcard sent to Rev. R.B. Layton in San Fernando, Trinidad, B.W.I. mailed from Fredericton, New Brunswick.
      A postcard sent to Rev. R.B. Layton in San Fernando, Trinidad, B.W.I. …
  • St. John River, Fredericton, New Brunswick
    St. John River, Fredericton, New Brunswick ImageText
        A postcard to Rev. R.B. Layton in Oakfield, N.S., from 23-year-old Agnes Mary Kitchen, mailed in Fredericton, New Brunswick, 6 October 1908.
      A postcard to Rev. R.B. Layton in Oakfield, N.S., from 23-year-old Agnes …
  • Grand Falls Canon [i.e. Canyon] from Bridge, New Brunswick
    Grand Falls Canon [i.e. Canyon] from Bridge, New Brunswick ImageText
        Grand Falls is the largest waterfall east of Niagara Falls, dropping from a height of 23 meters (75 feet).
      Grand Falls is the largest waterfall east of Niagara Falls, dropping from …
  • Botsford Street, Moncton, New Brunswick
    Botsford Street, Moncton, New Brunswick ImageText
        A postcard to Rev. R.B. Layton, Amherst, N.S., mailed from Moncton, New Brunswick.
      A postcard to Rev. R.B. Layton, Amherst, N.S., mailed from Moncton, New …
  • Victoria Jubilee Bridge, Montreal
    Victoria Jubilee Bridge, Montreal ImageText
        A postcard of the Victoria Jubilee Bridge in Montreal, Quebec, to Rev. R.B. Layton in New Aberdeen, Cape Breton. (Crossed out and re-addressed to Amherst, N.S., then Oakfield, N.S.) It was mailed fro
      A postcard of the Victoria Jubilee Bridge in Montreal, Quebec, to Rev. …
  • Winter Service between Mainland & Charlottetown, P.E.I.
    Winter Service between Mainland & Charlottetown, P.E.I. ImageText
        A postcard of the ferry during winter that runs between the mainland and Charlottetown, P.E.I. sent from D. Vair in Charlottetown to Mr. C.Y. Baillie at Naparima College in San Fernando, Trinidad.
      A postcard of the ferry during winter that runs between the mainland …
  • St. Anne de Beaupré, Eglise
    St. Anne de Beaupré, Eglise ImageText
        A postcard of the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, a major Roman Catholic shrine and place of healing, in the town of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebec. This photo is of the First Basilica, built in
      A postcard of the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, a major Roman Catholic shrine …
  • Where Wolfe died, Plains of Abraham, Quebec.
    Where Wolfe died, Plains of Abraham, Quebec. ImageText
        British army officer James Wolfe died during the Battle on the Plains of Abraham, Quebec, on 13 Sept. 1759. French military officer Louis-Joseph Montcalm died the next day.
      British army officer James Wolfe died during the Battle on the Plains …
  • Chateau Frontenac and Citadel, Quebec
    Chateau Frontenac and Citadel, Quebec ImageText
        A postcard of the Chateau Frontenac hotel in Quebec City, Canada, built for the Canadian Pacific Railway company in 1893.
      A postcard of the Chateau Frontenac hotel in Quebec City, Canada, built …


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