Toronto Ontario - Old Union Station - Canada Valentine & Sons Postcard SP24

Scene Details:

• Black and white aerial photograph of the original (old) Toronto Union Station, Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, c.1906
• Imposing Romanesque Revival building with tall square clock tower featuring arched belfry openings and crenellated parapet at upper left
• Large arched entrance portal at ground level with rusticated stone masonry
• Adjacent railway station building with domed clock tower visible at centre-right
• Low platform canopies and outbuildings extending to the right along the rail corridor
• Handwritten note on front right margin: "Take East of Bliss Park, Jve"
• Published by Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co. Ltd., Montreal and Toronto; Souvenir Post Card
• Caption reads: "Union Station, Toronto"

Postal Markings:

• Green Canadian 1-cent King Edward VII stamp
• Toronto circular date stamp: AUG 4, 4:30 PM, 1906
• Machine slogan cancel (5-bar wavy lines) with numeral "3"
• Arrival circular date stamp: SAGINAW, MICH., AUG 6, 2 AM, 1906, RECD.
• Third partial circular postmark at lower centre (partially legible, stars visible)
• Addressed to: Mr. C. Mann, 704 N. Bond [St.?], Saginaw, Mich., U.S.A.
• Divided back; correspondence side blank

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