Cardboard postcard of the Kingston General Hospital in Kingston, Ont., Canada; done in colour, but is a sketch or chromolithograph of the main building; Watkins and Nickle Wings and Richardson Labs, with leafless trees in front, with paved sidewalk and street (?) and two parked cars; card is unused.
Cardboard postcard of the Kingston General Hospital in Kingston, Ont., Canada; done in colour, but is a sketch or chromolithograph of the main building; Watkins and Nickle Wings and Richardson Labs, with leafless trees in front, with paved sidewalk and street (?) and two parked cars; card is unused.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, before July 15, 1995
After the Richardson Labs were built; probably circa 1925 because of thestyle of automobiles
Material
paper: blue; brown; yellow; green; red-brown
Inscriptions
Front: "General Hospital, Kingston, Ont., Canada"; back: "POST CARD // CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS // PRINTED IN SAXONY [?] // Published by International Fine Art Co. Ltd., Montreal"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Chiong Trade Cards Binder A
Length
14.2 cm
Width
8.9 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length: 14.2 cm. x Width: 8.9 cm.
Condition Remarks
Front: left corner bottom has a deep bend in it, which has cracked the paper in the back; edges are a little soft with some staining and discolouration; back: some staining and discolouration
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Other
Reference Comments
"Kingston General Hospital: A Social and Institutional History" by Margaret Angus; "The Kingston General Hospital: A Summary of Its Growth, 1835-1954" by C.H. Kennedy; see also 996.001.462, .464, .465 for other Kingston General Hospital postcards
Research Facts
The first Parliament of United Canada met in the Kingston General Hospital on June 14, 1841; the Watkins Wing had a severe fire in 1897 (Dec. 24) and was rebuilt with an elevator in 1901