Calgary Alberta - The High School - Colour Tinted - Royal Curio Store Postcard SP24

Colour-tinted postcard showing The High School in Calgary, Alberta. Full view of the building from the grounds with figures in the foreground and a flag flying from the central tower.

Scene Details:

• Three-storey stone building with Gothic Revival architecture
• Central tower with flag flying at top
• Multiple gabled dormers and pointed turrets along the roofline
• Two arched entrance doorways visible on the facade
• Several figures (students?) on the grounds in the foreground
• Trees flanking the building on both sides
• Soft colour tinting with pale blue and pink sky
• Caption reads "The High School, Calgary, Alta." along the lower left edge

Postal Markings:

• Green one cent King Edward VII stamp
• Circular date stamp: Calgary, 1910
• Machine wavy line cancellation
• Handwritten message dated March 4/19, addressed to Renfrew (Ontario)
• Message reads (partially): "Billie, arrived here after a long bound... tell you... strong like Calgary from... and Eleanor..."

Publisher: Published for the Royal Curio Store, Calgary, Alta. To 282-3. Private Post Card.

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