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| Keywords: postcard hotels prince arthur hotel princearthurhotel thunder bay thunderbay port arthur portarthur cpr canadian pacific railway canadianpacificrailway cumberland street cumberlandstreet ontario canada history outdoor Date: 1913 Description: After the Post Office approved the mailing of illustrated postcards in 1897, many hand-coloured images of the city were produced, purchased, and mailed to friends and loved ones. This post card depicts Port Arthur's Prince Arthur Hotel from a distance. Since it opened in 1911, the hotel has been one of the city's largest and grandest. Here it can be seen within a few years of its opening. The CPR's track and train in the foreground leads the eye into the photograph. Accession No.: 973.61.1 D Date: 1913 Description: After the Post Office approved the mailing of illustrated postcards in 1897, many hand-coloured images of the city were produced, purchased, and mailed to friends and loved ones. This post card depicts Port Arthur's Prince Arthur Hotel from a distance. Since it opened in 1911, the hotel has been one of the city's largest and grandest. Here it can be seen within a few years of its opening. The CPR's track and train in the foreground leads the eye into the photograph. Accession No.: 973.61.1 D | ||||
