Queen Street West

Description

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Postcards

Description

This image is one in a series of postcards from the Reg Near collection. This is an image of Queen Street facing west, focused on the north side of the street. There is a parade taking place, heading west down Queen street, crossing over the Victoria Bridge. There is a marching band that can be seen in the foreground of the photo. There are people, vehicles and horse drawn carriages on the road. Notice the "Welcome" banner hung above Queen Street. There are large crowds of people on both sides of the sidewalk. The parade extends across the Victoria Bridge.

Notes

Condition: Good- the bottom left, right and top right corners are worn. Along the top above the inscription the postcard has begun to yellow.

Inscriptions

"Queeb St. West., St. Marys, Ont."

Dimensions

Width: 13.6 cm
Height: 8.8 cm

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 13.6cm
Image Height: 8.8cm

Subject(s)

Parades
Downtown St. Marys
Queen Street St. Marys

Personal Name(s)

Near, Reg.

Local identifier

RN6_42

Collection

Reg Near Postcards

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

St. Marys

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.25009 Longitude: -81.13304

Donor

Reg Near

Copyright Statement

Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.

Recommended Citation

"Queen Street West." St. Marys Museum, RN6_42.

Location of Original

R. Lorne Eedy Archives

Terms of Use

Reproduction of digital objects is restricted to fair use for personal research or study; any other use must be done with permission of copyright holder. As per request of donors on behalf of Reg Near, the original collection is to remain in the St. Marys Museum building and kept in the archival vault at all times. Retrieval from the vault is allowed for viewing under supervision of St. Marys Museum staff only.

Reproduction Notes