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P5740

ID Number: P5740
Item Name: Image
Title: Windsor Post Office & South African War Memorial / Bureau de poste de Windsor et le monument aux morts de la guerre sud-africaine
Title (Fre): Bureau de poste de Windsor et le monument aux morts de la guerre sud-africaine
Date: 1911
Description: Black and white photograph of the Windsor Post Office building during the coronation celebrations for King George V; the building is three storeys high with a flat roof; there are striped banners and flags covering the building; in front of the building is the South African (Boer) War Memorial which is now located in Jackson Park; there are people standing at the memorial and on the sidewalk and in the streets surrounding the building; a short building to the right of the post office has advertisements for the Morton Baking Company and Coca-Cola on the side; in the foreground, to the right of the photo, the Traders Bank of Canada is partially visible;
History: The original building was built in 1879 and was replaced with the new post office, the Dominion Building, in 1934. The building is now called the Edifice Paul Martin Building.
Place made: Canada - Ontario - Windsor
Collection Name: Museum Windsor