Jack Dewey at 5 years of age

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Creator

M.J. Dewey, St. Marys, Printer

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Cards

Description

Photo of Jack Dewey on the front of a Christmas/New Year's card for 1905-06. He has longish hair and is wearing a large round straw hat, with a large light coloured collar around his shoulders. All around the photo is gold embossing with "JACK." written underneath the photo.

M.J. Dewey was a printer in St. Marys, and is mentioned in William Johnston's "History of Perth County" (see link at side to view book):
"St. Marys has now a third printing office, well
equipped, used for job work only, and owned by Mr. M. J. Dewey."
(talking about the two St. Marys newspapers)

Notes

Condition: Good. Yellowed but looks good.

Overall measurements are when the card is closed only.

Inscriptions

Front:
JACK.

Inside:
1905-6.
The Old, Old Greeting :
A Merry Xmas
**and**
A happy New Year

From -
Mr. & Mrs. M. J. Dewey
St. Marys, Ont., Canada

Date of Original

1905

Date Of Event

1905

Dimensions

Width: 10.5 cm
Height: 14 cm

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 5cm
Image Height: 6.4cm

Subject(s)

Christmas cards
Portrait photographs

Local identifier

1037ph

Collection

St. Marys Museum photo collection.

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

St. Marys

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.25009 Longitude: -81.13304

Donor

David White

Copyright Statement

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Recommended Citation

"Jack Dewey, 1905." St. Marys Museum, 1037ph.

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