Scope and Contents
Small card album containing postcards, with the trade label of Parsons' Art Store, St. John's, and with a printed inscription 'To Rev. James and Mrs Bell with best wishes for Christmas and the New Year from Mr and Mrs John White'. The illustrations all relate to the early days of the Newfoundland Regiment, which was organised on the outbreak of war in August 1914; the first 540 men sailed for Europe on 'S.S. Florizel' on 4 October.
Dates
- Creation: 1914
Creator
- S H Parsons and Sons (1871-1933) (photographers) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 album(s) (6 images in 1 album)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
MSS Addenda, vol. I.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by the Rev. Edwin Bell, 1980.
Bibliography
General
This collection level description was entered by SG using information from the original typescript catalogue.
Originator(s)
S H Parsons and Sons
- Date
- 2003-12-02 16:09:44+00:00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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