wintorbos' photos

Soo Line was a U.S. railroad that served Winnipeg (and still does under the Canadian Pacific banner, I believe). This advertisement appeared in The Winnipeg Tribune on May 23, 1905, p. 5.

Winnipeg Tribune, December 8, 1904, p. 11.

A postcard-themed story ... whether this was specfically intended for the April 1 edition of the paper is hard to tell. (Winnipeg Tribune, April 1, 1903, page 3)

Winnipeg Tribune, November 14, 1934, p. 1.

Winnipeg Tribune, 29 September 1905, p. 8.

Winnipeg Tribune, 22 July 1905, p. 18.

We learn a little more about Barrowclough's movements in the first part of 1906 from this story from the Winnipeg Tribune of April 24, 1906 (p. 12), in which it is revealed that Barrowclough was in Colorado at the time of the San Francisco earthquake, explaining how he was able to get there quickly enough to take the postcard photographs of the ruined city.

From the Winnipeg Tribune of February 3, 1906 (p. 16) comes this account of the aftermath of the grizzly bear attack on Winnipeg postcard photographer George Barrowclough, which had taken place in January in South Dakota. According to this, Barrowclough recovered and was appointed assayer at the Homestake Extension Mine in Lead, S.D. (presumably "Homestead" is a misprint).

I believe there are two scenes of this farm in the Government Agent series. Deleau is on Highway 2, about 15 miles west of Souris.

A lively and orderly looking farm at Glencross (misspelled on the card), a post office that closed in 1909 but which is still on maps on 25W-8N about four miles southwest of the City of Winkler, Manitoba.

Back of a typical unused Government Agent card. Notice the large number of countries named in the stamp box at this point, when more and more were accepting international delivery of postcards with messages at a cheap rate. The stamp box also assumes mailing in Canada, which is somewhat interesting as many of the cards were distributed in England (three of the four mailed cards that I have were mailed in England, as opposed to just one in Canada).

A fairly rare example of a Government Agent card that was actually used. This one reads "Dear A - coming on Friday 2.10 Train from Exeter. I shall Book to Bainpark an[d] change at Basingstoke don't you think that best. Took me [?]" The addressee is Mr. Ellis, 49 Trevince Rd, Cottenham Park, W. Wimbledon. The postmark is Exeter, December 19, 1905.

Used but not mailed, with what appears to be the conclusion of a multi-card message written across the entire back: "...some one who will lend me a little. I haven't got much room in this letter with these post cards that is the way me and Pearl is going to our honest end I will have to rite you a longer letter next time I rite I will conclude with best love from your Loving Brother & Sister." The author doesn't actually capitalize the word "I". This is another nice example of Lewis Rice's work.

A Macfarlane card, B.381. Doesn't seem to be in the Smith guidebook.

Russell Lang & Co. card showing a composite of photos of native people. Undivided back, likely c. 1903.

Port Arthur, Ont. (now part of the City of Thunder Bay). A Rogers photo, 1912.

Private Mailing Card of the University of Toronto (University College). A U.S. card circa 1900 by Arthur Strauss, Inc. of New York. No. 137. Unused undivided back.

Another! This one addressed to Charles Heath, No. 1 New Park Road, Queensbury.