$95.00
Down the Lane - Metlakatla Near Prince Rupert BC - Fred Button RPPC - Postcard SP24
Real photo postcard (RPPC) captioned "Down the Lane. Metlakatla. Nr. Pr. Rupert. B.C. Aug. 16. 1910." Photographed by Button Photo, Pr. Rupert, No. 138. Printed on AZO paper stock (one-cent stamp box). Undivided back style; unused, unposted. Metlakatla is a historic Indigenous community on the Tsimshian Peninsula near Prince Rupert, B.C.
Scene Details:
- Dirt lane winding through lush summer vegetation
- Three women in Edwardian dress standing mid-lane
- White frame buildings and outbuildings visible in the middle distance
- Dense conifer forest on the ridge behind the settlement
- Overcast sky typical of the northern BC coast
- Caption lower left: "Down the Lane. Metlakatla. Nr. Pr. Rupert. B.C. Aug. 16. 1910."
- Photographer credit lower right: "Button Photo, Pr. Rupert. 138"
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