Main Street South, Granton
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Postcards
- Description
- This image is one in a series of postcards from the Reg Near collection. Granton is located in Biddulph township in Middlesex County. It was founded in 1866 by two brothers, Alexander and James Grant. It developed adjacently to the village of Awmik, which was established to allow the Grand Trunk Railway to pass through. As the two villages grew, they eventually merged and maintained the name Granton for the entire settlement.
This postcard is used and dated 25 August 1922. - Notes
- Condition: some creasing on corners and edges. Address on back is covered by black marker.
- Inscriptions
- "Main St S Granton, Ont"
- Date of Original
- 25 August 1922
- Dimensions
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Width: 13.8 cm
Height: 8.8 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 12.8cm
Image Height: 7.2cm
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Near, Reg.
- Local identifier
- RN10_3
- Collection
- Reg Near Postcards
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.25009 Longitude: -81.13304
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- Donor
- Reg Near
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- Reg Near Collection. "Main Street South, Granton." St. Marys Museum, RN10_3.
- Location of Original
- St. Marys Museum archives
- Terms of Use
- Reproduction of digital objects is restricted to fair use for personal study or research; any other use must be done with permission of copyright holder.
- Reproduction Notes
- This image is a watermarked low resolution reproduction.
High resolution images are available at the St. Marys Museum for a fee. - Contact
- St. Marys MuseumEmail:museum@town.stmarys.on.ca
Website:
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St. Marys, Ontario.
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