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Antique 1922 Grain Elevators Postcard — Port Arthur, Ontario — Front and BackCondition Report:
This antique topographical postcard is inFair to Good condition. The front features a color-tinted view of the industrial elevators with significant natural age-darkening/toning. The reverse side bears a crispApril 21, 1922, postmark fromPort Arthur, Ontario. The card features heavy handwriting on the left side and shows general age-related toning and light corner wear.Full Description:
Featured here is an authentic originalWhite Border eratopographical postcard highlighting theGrain ElevatorsinPort Arthur, Ontario. Published by thePugh Specialty Co.of Toronto, this card provides a historical look at the massive industrial structures that defined the Lakehead\'s shipping industry.The reverse side carries a fascinating personal message from April 1922 addressed to Erie, Pennsylvania:\"Hello Chas how is everything... Yesterday we went for a ride in Mr. James 8 Bell(?) car...\"The card features the distinctiveT.P.C.(Toronto Postcard Company) design register mark and is stamped\"MADE IN CANADA.\"This is a wonderful piece of Canadian industrial and social history, perfectly documenting travel and life in the early 1920s.Search Tags:Port Arthur Ontario, Grain Elevators Postcard, 1922 Postmark, Pugh Specialty Toronto, Thunder Bay History, Industrial Canada, Canadian Pacific Railway, Lakehead Shipping, Social History Postcard, TPC Postcard.
