Postcards were a chance for people to send “best wishes” for special occasions to their family and friends, or just to keep in touch. The postage on these cards was cheaper than a letter and the cost of the card less than that of an actual birthday card as we know them today.
It was a way to stay in tough with friends and family and sometimes send an occasional bit of humour through the mail. These postcards give us a very accurate snapshot of the humour and attitudes of the people of that time, they give us a look into what daily life was like.
While our collection is small, we wanted to share with you what those who sent these to their family and friends back home.
We are always interested in increasing our collection so that we may share with everyone this glimpse into our past. If you have postcards there are three ways in which you could share them with us:
1) a direct donation to the museum
2) loan them to us, we will scan them and return the originals to you
3) if you have a digital image you can send it to us at our email address: LynMuseum@gmail.com
Birthday
A Happy Birthday to YouBirthday GreetingsHearty Birthday GreetingsBirthday GreetingsA Happy BirthdayA Happy BirthdayBest WishesBirthday GreetingsAccept all good wishesBest Birthday WishesBirthday GreetingsBest WishesAll good wishes for a bright and happy furureA Birthday Wish – I greet you with an earnest wish; May happy days be thine, May every birthday bring you joy, So runs this wish of mineGreetings- With loving Thoughts and Best Wishes on your BirthdayWishing you a joyous Birthday- Like the birds song to the flower, Like the blossom to the spray, Like the sunshine to the flower, May Heaven’s smile gleam on your way
Humorous
I wish I had a fellowReady for the nextHappy dreams of long agoWell, you have a nice old mess of it !This is the year the girls propose, give me a ring instead of a roseThe Daily NewsI regret that a large gathering at my rooms, quite a swell affair, prevents my accepting your kind invitation“Sunshine of St. Eulalie was she called; for that was the sunshine Which, as the farmers believed, would load their orchards with apples”- Longfellow’s EvaangelineWhen a girl puts on a man’s hat, it’s a sign she wants to kiss him.You make me laughI don’t mind being held by the right oneAm detained. Position very awkward.Am busy looking into matters here – ” Full line of peek a boo waists and open work stockings”Take oh take my loving heart, And let us as a pear departTake me on trial, in Brockville , Ont.A ThtoughbredHappy DaysI never get tired boosting for “Greenbush” It’s sure a swell placeJoy Riding at Alexandria Bay N.Y.Something doin’ in New DublinSaid the old fat Rooster, To the little Brown Hen: “You haven’t laid an egg since the Lord knows when” Said the little Brown Hen to the old fat Rooster: “You don’t come around as often as you used ter”
Postcards were a chance for people to send “best wishes” for special occasions to their family and friends, or just to keep in touch. The postage on these cards was cheaper than a letter and the cost of the card less than that of an actual birthday or Christmas card as we know them today.
It was a way to stay in tough with friends and family and sometimes send an occasional bit of humour through the mail. These postcards give us a very accurate snapshot of the humour and attitudes of the people of that time, they give us a look into what daily life was like.
While our collection is small, we wanted to share with you what those who sent these to their family and friends back home.
We are always interested in increasing our collection so that we may share with everyone this glimpse into our past. If you have postcards there are three ways in which you could share them with us:
1) a direct donation to the museum
2) loan them to us, we will scan them and return the originals to you
3) if you have a digital image you can send it to us at our email address: LynMuseum@gmail.com
Happy New Year
A bright and happy New YearA Joyous New YearA Happy New Year- To enjoy happy memories off time past- to delight in lovely visions of Future and to Live joyfully in the present.May you get your full share of Good Things this festive seasonA Happy New Year- May it be the best one yet, with many more to comeA Happy New YearA Happy New YearA Happy New YearNew Year Once AgainA Happy New Year
If next year brings all the gladness, That I hope you may receive, You will have no time for sadness, Nor remember how to grieve
Valentines Day
A Token of LoveThis message is for you my dear- Your looking glass will make it clear
True Love, Sweet Heart, To My ValentineA Hearts Taken – To my ValentineA Loving ThoughtValentine Greetings- Wont you swap your heart for mine, and be my little Valentine
Valentine Greetings – When Cupid plays his little tricks, And fills with love divine, I find my heart is in a fix, So be my Valentine
My Valentine Puzzle – My name is not Maud, Mag nor Sue., But here is just what I will do- Just guess who sent this, And I’ll give you a kiss- If one’s not sufficient- take two
St. Patrick’s Day
A flower of more pretentious worth, Can not be more plainly tell, The triple faith I have in thee, Thou Shamrock of the dell
Easter
Happy EastertideA Joyous EasterA Happy EastertideEaster Greetings – Just an Easter greeting true, Because of my regard for you.Easter GreetingsEaster Greetings
May Yours be a Happy EasterA Happy Eastertide – Like the sunshine after the rain, Easter gladness comes again, The risen Lord with your abide, And bless for you this EastertideA Joyful Easter – While the sunshine and the dew, Draw up from the earth its flowers anew, May the sun of Easter Love, Draw our hearts to Heaven above.A Joyous EasterA Joyful EastertideHappy EasterEaster GreetingsEaster GreetingsMay Easter Joys be with youA Happy Easter – Earth awakes to the Easter music, Her Bosom with praise overflows, The Forest breaks forth into singing, For the desert has bloomed as the roseEaster Joys be Thine – With all my heart, I wish for thee, A time of resurrection power, Oh, may thy life forever be, As sweet and pure as Easter flowerEaster Happiness – May all that is fairest and truest and best, Be given to thee of the king, May love, in its perfect completeness of rest, To thee Easter happiness bringA Happy EasterA Joyous EasterEaster Greetings- The happiest moments of my life I spend sending Easter greetings to my friends
Best Easter WishesBest WishesHappy EastertideEaster GreetingsA Happy EasterGod bless Easter MorningJoyous EasterEaster Blessings – God bless thee at this time of flowers, When balmy breezes move, God bless thee through life’s changing hours, With whispers of his loveEastertide- The wild flowers sweetly greet you
Easter Wishes
Thanksgiving
Cordial Thanksgiving GreetingsGood Wishes for Thanksgiving DayThanksgiving DayWishing you a Happy ThanksgivingThanksgiving DayI am coming for Thanksgiving, Just that alone makes life worth living
Halloween
HolloweenA Jolly HalloweenThe highest expectations for Halloween
Postcards were a popular way to send Christmas greetings. A chance to connect with old friends. Postcards were a very inexpensive way to send these special greetings.
By looking at the cards we can see how the various images of these holidays changed over time.
While our collection is small, we wanted to share with you what those who sent these to their family and friends back home.
If you have been to any of these places, here’s your chance to see what it used to look like.
We are always interested in increasing our collection so that we may share with everyone this glimpse into our past. If you have postcards there are three ways in which you could share them with us:
1) a direct donation to the museum
2) loan them to us, we will scan them and return the originals to you
3) if you have a digital image you can send it to us at our email address: LynMuseum@gmail.com
Christmas
With fondest XMAS GreetingsMay peace and goodwill Your Christmas stocking fill.May your Christmas be Happy – Christmas Thy Royalty we own, But do not dread thee crowned,When majesty shines from thy throne, Great joy it brings aroundMay Christmas bring in goodly measure, The very things your heart would treasureChristmas Tidings – All joys combine to make your Christmas a happy oneA Merry ChristmasA Merry ChristmasGreetings- With all kind thoughts and wishes for Christmas tideIf my sincere wish is granted Christmas will be filled with happiness for youWith best Wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New YearDec 25th – Yours and Mine at Christmas TimeGreetings to you on this Christmas DayChristmas is HereA Christmas BlessingA Merry ChristmasMerry ChristmasAll that will make you happy and gay, I hope will be yours on Christmas DayA Merry ChristmasA Joyous ChristmasChristmas GreetingsA Happy Christmas – As merry as the day is long. This Christmas be to you and yoursLoving Christmas TokenWith the Sincerest Good Wishes for your health and happiness- Christmas GreetingChristmas WishesChristmas GreetingsA Happy ChristmasA Merry Christmas – Dec 25thHearty Christmas GreetingXmas GreetingA Joyous ChristmasA Merry ChristmasA Merry ChristmasA Merry Christmas to AllA Merry ChristmasA Joyful Christmas‘Dec 1895A Joyous ChristmasMy times are in Thy Hand
A Happy ChristmasLittle Granny, three years old. With your glasses and your cap. What is that big book you hold. Resting on your aproned lap? If it is, from end to end, Full of bright things- nothing hard, It is like the wish I send, To the one who has this card!A Christmas GreetingChristmas Cheer – Let all the world rejoice to day And happiness be yours alwaysA Merry ChristmasWith Best Christmas WishesLoving Christmas WishesGrace be with you allWishing you a happy ChristmasA Xmas GreetingA Merry ChristmasWith Best wishes for a Merry ChristmasA Merry Christmas
A Merry Christmas – Dear happy Yuletide reigns anew, And greetings tender, warm and true, Speed forth on Memory’s wing to you, To wish you untold gladnessA Joyful ChristmasChristmas GreetingsA Bright and Happy ChristmasA Merry ChristmasChristmas GreetingsA Happy ChristmasBest wishes for a Merry ChristmasChristmas GreetingsWhen you this card shall view, You will have cause to know, That I’d like to stand with you, Beneath the mistletoe.May your house be full of song and joy this Xmas seasonChristmas BlessingsA Merry ChristmasA Merry ChristmasChristmas GreetingsA Merry ChristmasChristmas GreetingsA Merry ChristmasChristmas Joy be Thine
Postcards were a chance for people to send “best wishes” for special occasions to their family and friends, or just to keep in touch. The postage on these cards was cheaper than a letter and the cost of the card less than that of an actual birthday or Christmas card as we know them today.
It was a way to stay in tough with friends and family and sometimes send an occasional bit of humour through the mail. These postcards give us a very accurate snapshot of the humour and attitudes of the people of that time, they give us a look into what daily life was like.
While our collection is small, we wanted to share with you what those who sent these to their family and friends back home.
(If you notice the upper left hand corner on some cards is missing, as a stamp collector removed the stamp)
We are always interested in increasing our collection so that we may share with everyone this glimpse into our past. If you have postcards there are three ways in which you could share them with us:
1) a direct donation to the museum
2) loan them to us, we will scan them and return the originals to you
3) if you have a digital image you can send it to us at our email address: LynMuseum@gmail.com
All Kind Thoughts – To wish you many happy daysGood Luck be with youBest WishesLove like mine knows no shrinking of you I am ever thinking.
A Winter’s DaySirder (?)Miss Maude Fealy; Miss Marie Studholme; Miss Lily Hanbury and Miss Gertie Millar
Maude Fealy (March 4, 1883 – November 9, 1971) was an American Stage and silent film actress whose career survived into the talkie era. (Wikipedia)
Caroline Maria Lupton (10 September 1872 – 10 March 1930), better known by the stage name Marie Studholme, was an English actress and singer known for her supporting and sometimes starring roles in Victorian and Edwardian musical comedy. Her attractive features made her one of the most popular postcard beauties of her day. (Wikipedia)
Lily Hanbury (1873 – 5 March 1908) was an English stage performer. Hanbury was born Lilian Florence Alcock, the daughter of Elizabeth (née Davis) and Matthew Henry Alcock.[2] Educated in London, her début was in an 1888 revival of W.S. Gilbert’s Pygmalion and Galatea; and later she appeared on most of the leading stages of the English metropolis. Her extensive repertory included, ‘Countess Wintersen’ in The Stranger; ‘Hetty Preene’ in G.R.Sim’s Lights o’ London; and ‘Petra’ in Ibsen’s Enemy of the People. (Wikipedia)
Gertrude “Gertie” Ward, Countess of Dudley (née “Millar”) (21 February 1879 – 25 April 1952) was an English actress and singer of the early 20th century, known for her performances in Edwardian musicial comedies under her maiden name, Gertie Millar. (Wikipedia)
A flower bouquetWhy – Why do so many folks we like dwell in a distant land, While folks we care much less about we meet on every hand.Wording written in glitterMayflowers blooming around them, Filling the air with a strange and wonderful sweetnessA girl and her pet catDear Heart c1908MotherA Canadian Park Scene- The Maple Leaf for Ever
Harvesting a profitable crop of Onions
Love’s Symbols- Violets, “Faithfulness” If in your Coat this flower I see, I’ll know you’re faithful still to me.
When the Fields are White with Daisies- “Once again the sun shines brightly and the world is white with bloom, And a girlish heart is breaking with its pain. For the news she hears next morning The the ship which sailed away, Would be anchored in harbour ne’er again” 1907At Break of Day – May break of day when nights dark and gloom is spent. Bring happy hours for you and sweet content.L’Envon – When earth’s last picture is painted, And the tubes are twisted and dried. When the oldest colors have faded, And the youngest critic has died, We shall rest and faith, we shall need in, Lie down for an aeon or two, Till the master of All Good Workmen, Shall set to work anew,I’m Popular with the
Yah, dere iss plenty of choyful times in Lyn, undt maybe ve dont meet a policemanLynGreetings from LynGreetings from LynI‘ve been lonesome ever since I came to Lyn, All because you aren’t alongI’d be completely happy in Lyn, if you were here!The kind we raise in our stateHearty Congratuatios
Postcards were a chance for those travelling to send back home a glimpse of what they were seeing. Postcards give us a very accurate snapshot of the cities, buildings and people of that time, they give us a look into what daily life was like.
For those who stayed home, a postcard was there window to the world, treasured and saved.
While our collection is small, we wanted to share with you what those who sent these to their family and friends back home.
If you have been to any of these places, here’s your chance to see what it used to look like.
We are always interested in increasing our collection so that we may share with everyone this glimpse into our past. If you have postcards there are three ways in which you could share them with us:
1) a direct donation to the museum
2) loan them to us, we will scan them and return the originals to you
3) if you have a digital image you can send it to us at our email address: LynMuseum@gmail.com
Souvenir of 1936- The Year of the Three Kings
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
Bank of England and Royal Exchange
In the Gardens, Golders Hill Park
End of a Great Career, Military Funeral of a General
Kings Head, Chigwell
Burns Birthplace, Ayr
Windsor Castle, The Grand Reception Room
Paris- Le Jardin de Luxembourg
Paris – L’Avenue de l’Opera
Paris – L’Arc de Triumphe
Paris- la Rue de Rivoli et le Pavillon de Marsan
Paris – Le Boulevard des Italiens
Paris – Le Dome des Invalides
Paris – La Madeleine
Paris – La Place de la Bastille
Paris – La Bourse
Paris – Le Sacre Coeur
Paris – Le Trocadero
Paris – Facade de Notre-Dame
Paris – La Rue Soufflol el le PantheonParis – Vue generale du Louvre
Postcards were a chance for those travelling to send back home a glimpse of what they were seeing. Postcards give us a very accurate snapshot of the cities, buildings and people of that time, they give us a look into what daily life was like.
For those who stayed home, a postcard was there window to the world, treasured and saved.
While our collection is small, we wanted to share with you what those who sent these to their family and friends back home.
If you have been to any of these places, here’s your chance to see what it used to look like.
We are always interested in increasing our collection so that we may share with everyone this glimpse into our past. If you have postcards there are three ways in which you could share them with us:
1) a direct donation to the museum
2) loan them to us, we will scan them and return the originals to you
3) if you have a digital image you can send it to us at our email address: LynMuseum@gmail.com
Rock of Ages and American Falls from below, Niagara Falls
American Falls from Canada, Niagara
Prospect Point, Niagara Falls
Ice Bridge, Niagara Falls
General View of Niagara Falls from Canadian Side
Maid of the Mist, Niagara Falls
Whirlpool and Aero Car, Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls from Great Gorge Route, Bird’s Eye View of Suspension Bridge connecting Queenston, Ontario and Lewiston, New York
Cave of the Winds and “Rock of Ages” Niagara Falls
Interior of St. Patrick’s Church, Niagara Falls, Canada
Whirlpool Rapids, Niagara Falls
Cave of the Winds, American Falls, Niagara (postmarked 1919)
Postcards were a chance for those travelling to send back home a glimpse of what they were seeing. Postcards give us a very accurate snapshot of the cities, buildings and people of that time, they give us a look into what daily life was like.
For those who stayed home, a postcard was there window to the world, treasured and saved.
While our collection is small, we wanted to share with you what those who sent these to their family and friends back home.
If you have been to any of these places, here’s your chance to see what it used to look like.
We are always interested in increasing our collection so that we may share with everyone this glimpse into our past. If you have postcards there are three ways in which you could share them with us:
1) a direct donation to the museum
2) loan them to us, we will scan them and return the originals to you
3) if you have a digital image you can send it to us at our email address: LynMuseum@gmail.com
Montreal Road, Cummings Bridge (Ottawa) Ont.
King Street (East) looking West, showing Sir John Macdonald statue, Hamilton, Ont.
Regatta Day, Stony Lake, Kawartha Lakes, Ont.
Municipal Buildings, Cobourg, Canada
Queens Square showing Knox Church and Opera House, Galt, Ont., Canada
Dickson School, Galt, Ont.
Birds Eye View of Merrickville, Ont., Golf Links in back ground.
St. Lawrence Street, Merrickville, Ont.
Ottawa River Scene
Chaudiere Falls, Ottawa
Wellington St., Ottawa
Parliament Buildings from Nepean Point, OttawaSir John A. Macdonald Monument, OttawaEntrance to House of Parliament, Ottawa
Jarvis Street Baptist Church, Toronto, Canada
City Hall, Toronto
Osgoode Hall (Law Courts), Toronto, Canada
The Armouries, Toronto, Canada
Temple Building, Toronto, Canada
On the Terrace showing Manufactures’ and Women’s Building, Toronto Exhibition, Canada
Trinity College, Toronto, Canada
Bridge, at Little River, Gore Street, Perth, Ont.
Water Scene near the Island, Toronto
Perth, Ont.
Scene on the Tay, Perth, Ont.
Victoria Park, Smith’s Falls, Ont.Poonahmalee Cut above Smiths Falls, Ont.
Postcards were a chance for those travelling to send back home a glimpse of what they were seeing. Postcards give us a very accurate snapshot of the cities, buildings and people of that time, they give us a look into what daily life was like.
For those who stayed home, a postcard was there window to the world, treasured and saved.
While our collection is small, we wanted to share with you what those who sent these to their family and friends back home.
If you have been to any of these places, here’s your chance to see what it used to look like.
We are always interested in increasing our collection so that we may share with everyone this glimpse into our past. If you have postcards there are three ways in which you could share them with us:
1) a direct donation to the museum
2) loan them to us, we will scan them and return the originals to you
3) if you have a digital image you can send it to us at our email address: LynMuseum@gmail.com
(You may notice that some of the upper left corner is missing on some post cards, this is where the stamp was and someone wanted it for their collection)
Canada
Main Street, Moose Jaw, (Saskatchewan)
Hospital, Moose Jaw, Sask
Plowing in Saskatchewan
Portage la Prairie, Man. Birds Eye View
Mount Royal Ave, East, Montreal, Canada
Montreal in the forest lands on Mount Royal
Dominion Square, Montreal
Garneau Monument, Quebec, Que
The Basilica and City Hall Square, Quebec
One o’clock Gun, Halifax, N.S.
Keppoch Shore, P.E. Island
View of Reston, Man.
Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C.
Corner Granville and Hastings Streets, Vancouver, B.C.
Dominion Trust Building, Vancouver, B.C.
Waterfront and Shipping Vancouver, B.C. (postmarked 1906)
Hell’s Gate, Fraser Canyon
Sunrise on the West Coast
Overlooking Capilano Canyon, Vancouver, B.C.
Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alta.
Life in the Canadian West “Roping the Steer”Buffaloes at Edmonton, Alta., CanadaLife in the Canadian West: “The Cowboy Race”
The Great Divide, Stephen, Canadian Rockies
The Home of D.E.Black & Co., Limited, Calgary, Alta.
Grain Exchange, Calgary, Alta.
Central School, Calgary, Alta., Canada
C.P.R. Main Line near Yoho, B.C.
Baniff Alberta
G.T.P. Freight Yards, Prince George, B.C.
Spy Hill Dairy & Stock Farm- Calgary Central Creamery
Down Bow River showing Mount Rundle, Banff, Canadian Rockies
Takakkaw Falls, (1200 feet high), Yoho Valley, Canadian Rockies
Log Driving on the Gatineau River
City Hall and Jacques Cartier Square, Montreal
Cabot Tower, Signal Hull, St.Johns, Newfoundland – 1957
Stephenville, Newfoundland c1955
Teachers’ College, Fredericton, New Brunswick- 1956
Canadian National Railways Depot, Winnipeg, Manitoba- 1942
Mount Baker from Shoal Bay, Victoria, BC
Belleville, Ontario
These postcards were part of a souvenir booklet and found inside of an old book. Unfortunately they were not well preserved, but give us a glimpse in Belleville in the early 1900’s
Bridges over the Mora River
The Wharf
The Harbour
Albert College
Market Square
Hotel Quinte
Front Street Looking North (although its hard to see the second carriage on the right has a sign on the back that reads “Bus Fare 10 cents)
Armouries, Post Office, Quinte Hotel, Bridge Street and St. Thomas Church