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 Powassan and Trout Creek, Ontario: Canadian History in Vintage Postcards
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Highlighting in vintage postcards the history of towns and townships in the greater Lake Nipissing and Lake Temagami areas of Northern Ontario, Canada and including the Nipissing District and portions of the Parry Sound District which are in the “Blue Sky Region.” These Canadian postcards are shown in digital museum format for educational purposes. If you have images or historical information which you’d like to share with our virtual museum, feel free to do so.
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Powassan, Ontario:
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Black Americana
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Downtown
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Lake Nipissing
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Military
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Here’s a scarce real-photo postcard of an unknown World War I soldier in the 18th Mounted Machine Gun Company out of Powassan. Although he never sent the post card, it was intended to go to a W. Pilgrim of Oakville, ON. The soldier wrote: “Fritz [the Germans] cut all the pipes and took all the lead away to throw back at us last summer.” (The lead was used to make bullets.) Since the soldier refers to “last summer,” this narrows the date range for the postcard to 1915-1918. The photograph was probably taken in France.
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Miscellaneous
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Schools and Churches
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South River
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Tall Tale, or Exaggeration, Postcards
Trout Creek, Ontario:
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The Queen’ Hotel in Trout Creek, which billed itself as a headquarters for deer hunters, was managed by A. Pells at the time that this letter was sent to National Wholesale Men’s Wear, Ltd. of North Bay. Signed by F. W. McLachlan of Commanda, the hotel was ordering a dozen Turkish towels, a pair of riding breeches (size 38), one Mackinaw coat, a suit, woollen shirts and drawers at $13.75 per dozen, and two pairs of overalls.
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Old antique postcards tell the stories of North Bay, Temagami, Bonfield, Callander and Corbeil, Commanda, the Ferguson Highway (Highway 11), Lavigne and Verner, Marten River, Alderdale, Mattawa, Monetville and Noëlville, Nipissing Village, Powassan, and Trout Creek, Sturgeon Falls, Sundridge, Trout Lake, Restoule, South River, Tilden Lake, Dokis, Rutherglen, Trout Mills and other areas of interest. You might also enjoy the story of Antoine’s Moose-Yard. More as time permits, with updated photos and new articles.
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 "Greetings from Powassan, Ontario")
 "Black Americana, Original Canadian Jubilee Singers c. 1915")
 "Powassan, 1904 Patriotic Postcard Showing View from West End")
 "Portional, 1904 Powassan Patriotic Postcard")
 "Powassan, Blacksmith and Undertaker on King St.")
 "Powassan, Porter's Store on King St.")
 "Powassan, 1914 Town View")
 "Powassan, Barrett's Ice Cream Parlor on King St.")
 "Powassan Post Office")
 "Birds Eye View of Powassan")
 "Powassan, Weiler's Coffee Shop")
 "Powassan, King St. Hardware Store c. 1940s")
 "Powassan, King St. Homes Mislabeled as Main St.")
 "Powassan, Clark St. Homes")
 "Powassan, Looking South")
 "Powassan, Cottages at Sunset Cove on Lake Nipissing")
 "Powassan, Canoes Along the Sunset Cove Shore, Lake Nipissing")
 "Powassan, Pipers Tourist Camps on Fraser Island, Lake Nipissing")
 "Powassan, Cottage at Bass Point on Lake Nipissing")
 "Powassan, Carr's Cabins on Lake Nipissing")
 "Scene on Lake Nipissing Near Powassan")
 "Home Along the Shores of Lake Nipissing Near Powassan")
 "Powassan, 18th Mounted Machine Gun Company Soldier")
 "Powassan, Beaver House Trading Post")
 "Powassan, Cottages in the Winter, c. 1945")
 "Powassan School, c. 1911")
 "Powassan, Methodist Church and Parsonage 1")
 "Powassan, Methodist Church and Parsonage 2")
 "Powassan School, Real-Photo Postcard")
 "Powassan, Ontario United Church")
 "Powassan, Homes Along the South River Includng Log Cabin")
 "Powassan, Elliott Chute on the South River")
 "Powassan, South River Scene")
 "Powassan, 1928 Tall Tale Fishing Exaggeration Postcard")
 "Trout Creek, Ontario, 1925 Letter from the Queen's Hotel Ordering Towels and Clothing from North Bay")
 "Trout Creek, Ontario, 1925 Letterhead from the Queen's Hotel, Portional View"){kind=small}
 "Trout Creek, Main St., Including a Dry Goods Store on the Right, c. 1909")
 "Trout Creek, Horse Logging in 1907, 1")
 "Trout Creek, Horse Logging in 1907, 2")
 "Trout Creek, Horse Logging in 1907, 3")
 "Trout Creek, Roman Catholic Church")
 "Trout Creek Public School, c. 1908-1911, Published by the Stedman Bros. of Brantford")
 "Trout Creek, Methodist Episcopal Church")
 "Trout Creek, United Church")
 "Greetings from Trout Creek")
 "Trout Creek, The Princess Motel and Irma's Restaurant on the Ferguson Highway")
