Stonehenge from Altar Stone
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Postcards
- Description
- Postcard to Rev. R.B. Layton, Kentville, Nova Scotia, from 29-year-old Agnes Mary Kitchen, mailed from London, England, 3 August 1914.
- Notes
- Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire. One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones and sits at the centre of the densest complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds. Archaeologists believe that the iconic stone monument was erected around 2400 to 2200 BC.
On 4 August 1914, Britain declared war on the German Empire. - Inscriptions
- [London, Aug. 3/14, message continues from postcard "Lynton, North Cliff Walk."]
Reverse:
4
[...White]hall and in front of Buckingham Palace, I never did see.
You would be surprised if you could see how completely settled and also how perfectly satisfied we are in our new home.
The West is a wonderful place and we all like Vancouver very much. You would be surprised at the [number...]
[this message continues on postcard "Paris. La Sainte-Chapelle"]
- Date of Original
- 3 August 1914
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- OILL0193
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Latitude: 51.1794505910626 Longitude: -1.82611227035522
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- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Contact
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