Queen's Hotel Windsor Street Montreal Quebec - 1911 Postcard SP24

Postcard showing the Queen's Hotel and Windsor Street in Montreal, Quebec, published by the Illustrated Post Card Co., Montreal.

Scene Details:

• Six-storey red brick Victorian commercial building on a corner lot
• "Queen's Hotel" signage visible at street level on two facades
• American flag, British Red Ensign, and French tricolour flying from rooftop flagpoles
• Windsor Street view showing horse-drawn vehicles, early automobiles, telegraph poles, and Mount Royal in the background
• Street-level storefronts and pedestrians visible
• Caption printed in upper right: "Montreal / The Queen's Hotel and Windsor Street"

Postal Markings:

• Circular date stamp: Montreal, Que., SEP 18, 9:30 AM, 1911
• 1-cent green stamp, King Edward VII reign
• Addressed to Walter N. Thwing, 319 Fellows Ave., Syracuse, N.Y.
• Handwritten message dated Sept. 17, 1911 — writer notes just arriving in Montreal, mentions Quebec, cold weather, and train travel
• Publisher: Illustrated Post Card Co., Montreal; number 97 printed lower left
• Printed: "For INLAND Postage only this space may be used for communication"

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