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Description
Bilingual postcard depicting a tinted photographic view of Montreal, Canada, taken from St. Helen's Island, featuring a boat in the foreground and dense waterfront buildings. The reverse side contains a handwritten message addressed to a woman in Washington, D.C., with a 3-cent Canadian stamp and a Montreal postmark dated September 23, 1946.
Summary
Postcard of Montreal viewed from St. Helen's Island, sent to Washington, D.C., with dated postmark.
Combined Notes
Front shows a scenic view of Montreal; reverse has a handwritten message and postmark.
| dcterms:title | View of Montreal from St. Helen's Island |
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| dcterms:type | postcard |
| dcterms:description | Bilingual postcard depicting a tinted photographic view of Montreal, Canada, taken from St. Helen's Island, featuring a boat in the foreground and dense waterfront buildings. The reverse side contains a handwritten message addressed to a woman in Washington, D.C., with a 3-cent Canadian stamp and a Montreal postmark dated September 23, 1946. |
| dcterms:abstract | Postcard of Montreal viewed from St. Helen's Island, sent to Washington, D.C., with dated postmark. |
| dcterms:spatial |
["Montreal, Canada","Washington, D.C."]
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| dcterms:date | 1946-09-23 |
| ssai:primaryImageText | Vue de Montréal, prise do lilo Ste. Héléne, Montréal, Canada. View of Montreal, from St. Helen’s Island. (C.N.R, Photo).—85. |
| ssai:hasText | Yes |
| ssai:imageCount | 2 |
| ssai:sourceImages |
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| ssai:imageClaimsSummary |
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| ssai:metadataBasis | Compiled from closed image claims and denormalized image fields, then synthesized with a text-only AI pass across all sides. |
| ssai:metadataEnrichedAt | 2026-08-16T19:46:47+00:00 |
| ssai:itemSynthesisNotes | Front shows a scenic view of Montreal; reverse has a handwritten message and postmark. |
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View of Montreal from St. Helen's Island
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Item Label
GK420d 2.25 × 1.25 preview
