Carstairs Alberta - Public School near Calgary - C.S. Co. Winnipeg Postcard SP24

Scene Details:

• Vintage printed postcard of the Public School, Carstairs, Alberta, Canada, c.1910
• Two-storey light brick institutional building with the same distinctive octagonal spire/turret with cross finial as seen in earlier photographs of this building
• Three-quarter front angle view; arched entrance doorway with stone surround; straight staircase leading to the entrance at right; large multi-pane windows on both floors
• Semi-circular attic dormer windows on roofline; corner pilasters; two chimney stacks
• Open unpaved grounds surrounding the building; flat prairie horizon visible
• Red printed caption at upper left: "Public School, Carstairs, Alta."
• Published by C.S. Co., Ltd., Winnipeg, Man., No. 240; Made in Germany
• Used divided back with handwritten correspondence and address

Postal Markings:

• One 1¢ King Edward VII green Canada postage stamp affixed upper right
• Carstairs, Alta. circular date cancellation postmark: Apr 1, 1910
• Addressed to: Mrs. Minnie Shele(r), Napoleon, North Dakota, USA (cross-border)
• Message begins: "Dear Mrs Sheler, Received your horse & she all right..." — mentions neighbours and weather; signed with initials

Please zoom into and look closely at the front and back photos to view condition, and feel free to send me a message if you have any questions. Thank you, D