Ashcroft British Columbia – Bird's-Eye View, CPR Railway – Postcard SP24

Scene Details:

• Bird's-eye panoramic view of Ashcroft, British Columbia, looking across the town and Thompson River valley, circa early 1900s
• CPR (Canadian Pacific Railway) rail line and station visible running through the centre of the image
• Commercial buildings and residences of early Ashcroft visible along the main street
• Semi-arid, rocky hillsides and dry benchlands surround the town on all sides
• Poplar trees and scattered vegetation visible near the river flats
• Caption at upper left: "Ashcroft, B.C."
• Published by W.H. Hutton, Druggist and Stationer, Ashcroft, B.C. (printed vertically on left edge of reverse)
• Divided back; publisher number 185322 at lower right of reverse
• Used — handwritten message in English; addressed to Miss Emily Hutchen, Bath Rd, Kettering, England

Postal Markings:

• Handwritten message (left side of reverse, written vertically and horizontally): "Hoping you are well. Same good news here. Cold but fine weather. All are making the best of things..." (partially legible)
• Addressed to: Miss Emily Hutchen, Bath Rd, Kettering, England
• No stamp affixed; postmark not clearly visible

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