Postcard of King Street, Colborne after the fire – 23 September 1906, Colborne, Cramahe Township
Description
- Creator
- Herington & Son, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Postcards
- Description
- This image was published in How Firm a Foundation: A History of the Township of Cramahe and the Village of Colborne in Cramahe's Digital Archives (3bk), p.157. The caption reads: "After the fire was over: A fire on September 23, 1906, damaged buildings on the south side of King Street East. This photo of the middle of the street, show the debris and the merchandise and supplies that were removed, before the fire could destroy them. The building at the extreme right is labelled "post office and telegraph office"."
Argyris, Eileen. How Firm a Foundation: A History of the Township of Cramahe and the Village of Colborne. Erin, Ontario: Boston Mills Press, 2000.
- Notes
- Cramahe Archives does not hold the original item in its archives, but has a digital image.
Typewritten caption text under image from the collector.
Business awning: Brown [Clothing store]
Business awning: W. J. Douglas Pharmacist
Business awning: Mayhew's awning shows a graphic of a pocket watch. - Inscriptions
- Inscribed on centre bottom: How Main St looked next morning after the fire – Colborne Sept. 23 06 Colborne
Written on upper left hand corner of postcard:
Bob Coxall - Date of Original
- 23 September 1906
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 53pd
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 44.00012 Longitude: -77.8828
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- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Copyright Holder
- Copyright, public domain: Cramahe Township Public Library owns the rights to the archival copy of the digital image.
- Contact
- Cramahe Township Public LibraryEmail:cramlib@cramahetownship.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:6 King Street West
PO Box 190
Colborne, ON K0K 1S0
