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A guide to the Lester Clement Barton postcard, circa 1912
P14-005 (SAFR 24425)
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Title: Lester Clement Barton postcard
Date: circa 1912
Identifier/Call Number: P14-005 (SAFR 24425)
Creator:
Barton, Lester Clement
Physical Description:
1 item.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: The Lester Clement Barton postcard, circa 1912, (SAFR 24425, P14-005) is comprised of a postcard of the Victoria Harbor waterfront,
British Columbia, Canada. The collection has been processed to the Collection level and is open for use.
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s):
In English.
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[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item
Number], P14-005 (SAFR 24425), Lester Clement Barton postcard, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
SAFR-02284
The postcard was found unlabeled inside a box in the Park's library stacks. It was accessioned as a field collection into
the museum collection by San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park staff in 2014.
Historical or Biographical Note
This collection does not include a historical or biographical note.
The Lester Clement Barton postcard, circa 1912, (SAFR 24425, P14-005) is comprised of a postcard of the Victoria Harbor waterfront,
British Columbia, Canada. The collection has been processed to the Collection level and is open for use.
Contains a panoramic postcard of the Victoria Harbor waterfront, British Columbia, Canada, circa 1912. There is 1 unique image
(color letterpress halftone postcard, 3.125 x 21.75 in.). Copyright 1912 by Lester Clement Barton, 1445 Monadnock Bldg., Chicago.
The postcard is captioned, "Victoria Harbour, B.C., showing Parliament Buildings and Empress Hotel." Two passenger steamships
are docked, port broadside view, on the far side of the harbor. The Canadian Pacific Railway steamship terminal building is
above the bow of the steamship on the left. Piers for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and for Evans, Coleman and Evans Ltd.
are along the foreground. A freighter is docked at the Evans, Coleman and Evans Ltd. pier. Small craft are moored on the left.
"109448" and "JV" are written in the lower right corner.
Single item.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Harbors British Columbia
Victoria (B.C.)
Postcards
Photomechanical prints
Panoramas