Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Postcard, Picture |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Accession number |
OMC 2016.002 |
Catalog Number |
OMC 2016.002.157 |
Title |
Queen's Statue, Bombay |
Date |
20 Jan 1909 |
Description |
Black and white picture postcard with an image titled "Queen's Statue, Bombay". The image is of a carved stone statue of a queen sitting on a throne in an ornate turret on pillars. Addressed to Miss Ellen Sanson, Petrolea, Ontario, Canada, B.N. America. Message: India, Jan 20/09. Dear Ellen! Getting home slowly. S.S. Marmora of P & O Line a fine boat. Not many passengers. All O.K. Love to all. Hope to see you soon. All well. Jim |
Provenance |
From the Ellen Sanson postcard/photo collection. She was from Petrolia and her brother James (Jim) was an International Driller. He worked for the Eastern Petroleum Co. in Suez, Egypt. Postcard was in original album OMC 2016.002.332 which was removed upon arrival to OMC. In 2021 they were further conserved and placed in photo envelopes and an archival box at which time they were renumbered. |
Print Size |
9cm x 14cm |
Search Terms |
Bombay Correspondence India International Drillers Postcard Queen Statue Throne Travel |
People |
Sanson, Ellen Sanson, James |