{"product_id":"public-school-didsbury-alberta-rumsey-toronto","title":"Didsbury Alberta - Public School near Calgary - Rumsey \u0026 Co. Toronto RPPC Postcard SP24","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScene Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVintage printed postcard of the Public School, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada, c.1911\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo-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\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSquare belvedere cupola\/tower rising from the centre of the hip roof, with open louvred arcade on all four sides and a shallow pyramid cap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo 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)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArched main entrance doorway visible on the right-wing facade; wooden picket fence running along the front grounds; young trees planted along the fence line\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolitary figure standing near the fence at mid-ground\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaption printed below the oval: \"PUBLIC SCHOOL,\" at lower left and \"DIDSBURY, ALTA.\" at lower right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished by Rumsey \u0026amp; Co., Toronto, Canada\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsed divided back with handwritten correspondence and address\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePostal Markings:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne 1¢ King Edward VII green Canada postage stamp affixed upper right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDidsbury, Alta. circular date cancellation postmark: July (5?), 1911\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten at top of message side: \"Didsbury, Alta. \/ July 5. 11\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAddressed to: Mrs. H.A. Miller, Carstairs, Alberta (local Alberta-to-Alberta)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMessage: \"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\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dee's Postcards","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47663264399522,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0110\/5267\/9232\/files\/20260914_0043.jpg?v=1789444280","url":"https:\/\/deespostcards.com\/products\/public-school-didsbury-alberta-rumsey-toronto","provider":"Dee's Postcards ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}