Didsbury Alberta - Public School near Calgary - Rumsey & Co. Toronto RPPC Postcard SP24

Scene Details:

• Vintage printed postcard of the Public School, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada, c.1911
• Two-storey brick and stone institutional building photographed in a three-quarter angle view, presented in an oval vignette with a simulated wood-grain border frame
• Square belvedere cupola/tower rising from the centre of the hip roof, with open louvred arcade on all four sides and a shallow pyramid cap
• Two distinct building wings visible: left wing in light-coloured brick (two storeys, paired windows); right wing in darker stone (two storeys, single windows, separate roofline)
• Arched main entrance doorway visible on the right-wing facade; wooden picket fence running along the front grounds; young trees planted along the fence line
• Solitary figure standing near the fence at mid-ground
• Caption printed below the oval: "PUBLIC SCHOOL," at lower left and "DIDSBURY, ALTA." at lower right
• Published by Rumsey & Co., Toronto, Canada
• Used divided back with handwritten correspondence and address

Postal Markings:

• One 1¢ King Edward VII green Canada postage stamp affixed upper right
• Didsbury, Alta. circular date cancellation postmark: July (5?), 1911
• Written at top of message side: "Didsbury, Alta. / July 5. 11"
• Addressed to: Mrs. H.A. Miller, Carstairs, Alberta (local Alberta-to-Alberta)
• Message: "Dear Friend—I will be in Carstairs Monday on 2:30 train. Would like to go out with you if we can arrange it. I came to Didsbury today." Signed: Mrs. Adah Perkins

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