P5741

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faded%20black%20and%20white%20photograph%20of%20an%20unidentified%20Post%20Office

Details

ID Number

P5741

Item Name

Image

Title

Unidentified Post Office / Bureau de poste non identifié

Title (Fre)

Bureau de poste non identifié

Description

Faded black and white photograph of an unidentified Post Office; the building is a two-storey structure with a peaked roof and chimney near the front; there are two windows with open shutters on the second storey; there is a wide covered porch on the main floor and a small sign "POST OFFICE" at the top of the cover; there are a number of different types of goods displayed on the porch indicating that the post office also housed a store of some sort; there are approximately seven men standing on and around the porch and two boys sitting on the corner; there is a short fence with horizontal slats to the left of the building and a fence with vertical slats to the right; there is another building to the right of the Post Office and there is a man, woman and child standing in front; there are four trees in the photograph.

Place made

Canada - Ontario - Essex County

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Subjects

Buildings / Immeubles

Commercial facilities / Locaux commerciaux

Men / Hommes

Merchandise displays / Étalage de marchandises

Postal service / Service postal

Postal service buildings / Édifices des bureaux de poste

Trees / Arbres

Women / Femmes

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