Post Office, Windsor, Canada |
Year: 1906 |
Publisher: Warwick Bros & Rutter |
Type(s): Postcard |
Identifier(s): 5557 |
Language: English |
Notes: c. 1906; unused; the post office was located on the southwest corner of Ouellette Avenue and Pitt Street; it was built in 1879 and demolished in 1932; the Boer War Monument, designed by Walter Allard, is located at the front entrance; the reddish brown building behind the post office and park is the Victoria Block (southwest corner of Ouellette Avenue and Chatham Street); the photograph was likely taken on Victoria Day, May 24th, 1906. This was the day that the monument was unveiled and dedicated. It was later moved to Jackson Park. |
Subject(s): Post Office, 1879 (Windsor) Government Buildings Pitt Street (Windsor) Ouellette Avenue (Windsor) Boer War Monument (Windsor) War Monuments Allard, Walter, Designer Victoria Block (Windsor) Holidays Boer War Flags |
Place(s): Windsor (Ontario) |
Rights: Public Domain |
Repository: University of Windsor. Leddy Library |
Tiff Image(s): Click links to download Tiff images: Tiff Image 1 , Tiff Image 2 |