Album National Patriotic Parade 1 July 1915 from wintorbos

6796. National Patriotic Parade July 1st, 1915

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 18:22:49 +0000

Not sure who these guys were; their sign was blown inward by an unfortunate gust of wind so it's impossible to make out. They are wearing kilts and military uniforms so I imagine that it is a regimental group of some sort.

No. 41 in the Meyers series.

6798. National Patriotic Parade, July 1st, 1915 [Ancient Order of Foresters' float]

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 18:24:12 +0000

wintorbos has posted:

The Ancient Order of Foresters with their appropriately forested float.

Charles A. Meyers, photographer, no. 43 in the series.

6799. National Patriotic Parade, July 1st, 1915

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 18:24:55 +0000

wintorbos has posted:

A group in some sort of ethnic dress. Maybe Masonic, a triangular sash with an "S" in the middle (of some but not all of them).

No. 55 in the Charles A. Meyers series.

This one was used. Postmarked August 23, 1915 to Miss R. Barr, Box 61, Sudbury, Ont.: "Dear Rosie, Just arrived at Winnipeg 2 clock Monday afternoon. Leaving here 11'clock tonight. Hoping you are well will write soon with love from Alf."

Interesting that someone would have bought this card -- which depicts an event nearly two months before -- immediately on arriving in the city. So presumably Meyers had an outlet for the public sale of his postcards at or near one of the train stations. Note that my copy of card 39 in the series was posted just four days later (Aug. 27) by someone who'd also just arrived in the city. www.ipernity.com/doc/wintorbos/31336535//in/album/880636