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Postcards from the 1890s and early 1900s

Ontario Postcards

There are a range of Albertype cards used in Ontario, from early pioneer cards through to the more conventional black & white cards, through to hand-coloured cards.

Barrie
Barrie
5 photos
Brantford
Brantford
1 photo
Guelph
Guelph
5 photos
Hamilton
Hamilton
5 photos
Owen Sound
Owen Sound
2 photos
Petrolia
Petrolia
2 photos
Ridgetown
Ridgetown
2 photos
Sarnia
Sarnia
6 photos

Some comments

Some commentary on these local publishers

Barrie

Publisher listed as Walter Scott, Barrie.

Brantford

Publisher listed as Stedman Bros. It appears Stedman Bros. used Albertype cards for a springboard in launching their own postcard business.

Guelph

Publisher listed as Chas. L. Nelles.

Hamilton

Publisher listed as Stanley Mills & Co. Ltd. Cards are numbered.

Owen Sound

Publisher listed as Horton’s Fair.

Pertrolia

Publisher listed as The Bookery. Note that the two cards of Petrolia show a misspelling of Petrolea on one card. Petrolia is billed as "Canada's Victorian Oil Town" and is often credited with starting the oil industry in North America, a claim shared with the nearby town of Oil Springs.

Ridgetown

Publisher listed as Routledge & Co.

Sarnia

Publisher listed as McCrae & Co.

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