Ontario - Kenora

Posted on May 21, 1907, this "Real Photo" postcard has an undivided back. The message reads; "Falls at Kenora, Ont. now done away with & used as a power Station." Given the dates, this predates Kenora's current Norman Dam on the West Branch outlet of the Lake of the Woods and refers to the old Kenora Power House that was on the East Branch outlet. No photographer or publisher is identified.

Posted August 24, 1908. I think this is the longest tri-fold I have - a record 16.5"! Pretty much covers the waterfront.

Reverse of the Kenora Bird's Eye View image. Shows the advantage of these folding cards. Not taken advantage of in this example, the additional panels of folding cards provided a lot more writing space.

Date: Unposted. Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified. The location of this card was identified by a handwritten note "Early Kenora Album", With the help of Lori Nelson from the Lake of the Woods Museum, I learned that this house is located on 7th Street S. in Kenora - and is still standing.

POSTCARD Date: Posted July 18, 1905 Publisher / Photographer: Johnson's Pharmacy, Rat Portage, Ont. #1108

POSTCARD Date: Not evident, unposted. Publisher / Photographer: Woods Drug Store, Kenora, Ont. Notation: Numbering above the title is a Valentine & Sons number - 601,165, yet no mention of Valentine is evident on the front or reverse (Unusual). An earlier black & white version of this image was published with Valentine numbering 102,677 - also with no Valentine reference, attributed only to the Photographer. (Valentine & Sons apparently had no Kenora postcards published in their own name, but published several for this drug store, each with a unique Valentine number.)

POSTCARD Date: Posted July 9, 1907 From Nellie & Bob in Green Ridge, Manitoba to Mr. Chester George in London, Ontario Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified Notation: Note on reverse reads; "Dear Chester, We were down at Kenora (used to be Rat Portage) visiting for 2 wks, and thought I would drop you a card. The lake there is lovely & full of islands & the boat runs up through the islands. I received your last letter & will answer it soon as I can. Good Bye Your loving sister & bro. Nellie & Bob"

POSTCARD Date: Posted August 7, 1911. Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified Notation: Front boat identified as "Cupid".

POSTCARD Date: Not evident. Not Posted. Publisher / Photographer: H. A. Longley Notation: Identifying the location of this scene has been difficult. I haven't been able to locate an Eastwood's Island on the Winnipeg River. Eastwood Island, however, variously reported as being located on the Winisk River or Winisk Lake, has some prominence. It is located at quite a distance from the town of Kenora, but is within the (very large) district of Kenora.

POSTCARD Date: Not evident. Not Posted. Publisher / Photographer: George Baker, Kenora. Notation: This early image shows the C.P.R. bridge entering Kenora from the west. Part of the "traffic" bridge can be seen to the right.

POSTCARD Date: Not evident. Not Posted. Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified

POSTCARD Date: Not evident. Not Posted. Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified Notation: This is one of a set of three Kenora postcards that I acquired - all unused and all captioned in this same style. This is a pretty dramatic image of the side of the Norman Dam - between Kenora and Keewatin - seen from a location on Tunnel Island to the the north east of the Dam.

POSTCARD Date: Not evident. Not Posted. Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified Notation: This is one of a set of three Kenora postcards that I acquired - all unused and all captioned in this same style. This image shows the C.P.R. Bridge (foreground) and the traffic bridge crossing the channel from Tunnel Island to Kenora.

POSTCARD Date: Not evident. Posted, but date unclear. Publisher / Photographer: Stedman Bros. Notation: Town of Kenora shown in background. The caption on the the photo itself reads: "Keewatin Kenora Ferry, but the caption on the card reads "Kenora and Kewatin [sp] Ferry".

POSTCARD Date: Not Posted, but event took place on December 24, 1914 (From caption on postcard). The fire destroyed the interior but the granite walls remained strong and the congregation restored the building. Publisher / Photographer: Linde

POSTCARD Date: Not Posted, but event took place in 1910 (from caption). Publisher / Photographer: Lynde #29 Notation: Top deck of the Kenora Rowing Club.

POSTCARD Date: Not Posted, but event took place in 1910 (from caption). Publisher / Photographer: Lynde #10. Notation:

PHOTOGRAPH 7.75 x 4.25 cm (without border) Date: Not evident - likely late 1800s Publisher: Trueman & Caple Photograpers SW Cor. Cordova and Cambie Sts., Vancouver, B.C. Photographer: No other photographer is identified on this photo card, A glass plate of this image exists in the City of Vancouver Archives and the photographer is listed as Norman Caple.