Photos, videos and docs of Canafornian, with the keywords: "river"

WP2188 WPG - RED RIVER WINNIPEG (DOCK AND BOATS)

nobody@ipernity.com (Canafornian) — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 18:58:42 +0000

POSTCARD

Date: Not evident. Not Posted.

Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified

Notation: This is an unattributed printed copy of a real photo postcard.

WP2038 WPG - A SNOWSHOE RACE

nobody@ipernity.com (Canafornian) — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 14:48:08 +0000

Canafornian has posted:

POSTCARD

Date: Not evident. Unposted.

Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified (Likely Meyers)

Notation: The fellow on the right, holding the starting pistol, has a row of badges going down his sleeve and and two rows of similar badges going down his chest.. all of the legible ones read "Holly S. S. Club" (likely Snow Shoe Club) and an annual season (e.g. 1904-05)

The legible ones on his sleeve are 1909-10 through to 1912-13. Legible ones on his chest are 1900-01 through 1904-05. It appears that the row on his arm was in process and reserved for the decade of seasons beginning with 1909-1910, the row on his left chest were for the decade beginning 1899-00, and the row on his right chest would have presumably been been for the decade beginning 1889 -90.

Since his badges end with the 1912-13 year, it is reasonable to believe this race likely took place that season or the next.

The gentleman to his right (hidden behind the starting line-up) sports similar badges on his coat.

ST0037 SASKATOON - (LOOKING TOWARDS NATUNA)

nobody@ipernity.com (Canafornian) — Mon, 04 May 2015 12:02:43 +0000

Canafornian has posted:

Unposted, but depicts a 1904 event.
Publisher/Photographer unidentified.

Card is printed on early Velox Private Postcard stock.As the message explains, location is identified as "Looking towards Natuna from Saskatoon". Most likely, this is the same ferry seen in postcard image "ST0036" - the photographer likely took the ferry ride to get this pair of pictures from each side of the river (South Saskatchewan).

ST0036 SASKATOON -WASHOUT 1904 (SASKATOON FROM NATUNA)

nobody@ipernity.com (Canafornian) — Mon, 04 May 2015 11:50:08 +0000

Canafornian has posted:

Unposted.
Publisher/Photographer unidentified,

Card is printed on early Velox Private Postcard stock. It shows a great scene of the early Saskatoon as seen from Natuna, on the far side of the South Saskatchewan River. Apparently the spring breakup and ice flow of 1904 washed out the railway bridge - a boon to the ferry business. (Can't quite make out the name of this small side-wheeler.)