Antique Postcard 1908 Lost History Quebec Convent Sisters Assumption Posted NH
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Social History: Features a brief handwritten note: "Vacations are almost over I shall be home Sunday evening. yours, E.F.R." mailed to Miss Sara Leonard in Raymond, New Hampshire, from Quebec on July 21, 1908.
Scene: Couvent des Sœurs de l’Assomption (Convent of the Sisters of the Assumption), Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada. A fine example of religious architecture in rural Quebec. Built in 1906, this convent functioned as a girls' boarding school until its closure in 1968.
Historical Significance: This postcard is a primary historical record of the convent during its very first years of operation. Built in 1906, the building functioned as a girls' boarding school for 60 years before its demolition c. 1970.
Publisher: Photographed and published by the renowned Pinsonneault of Trois-Rivières
Type: Printed black and white lithograph
Era: Divided Back (c. 1907–1915)
Standard Size: 3.5 x 5.5"
Condition: Authentic antique condition with standard edge wear and period postmarks.
Scene: Couvent des Sœurs de l’Assomption (Convent of the Sisters of the Assumption), Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada. A fine example of religious architecture in rural Quebec. Built in 1906, this convent functioned as a girls' boarding school until its closure in 1968.
Historical Significance: This postcard is a primary historical record of the convent during its very first years of operation. Built in 1906, the building functioned as a girls' boarding school for 60 years before its demolition c. 1970.
Publisher: Photographed and published by the renowned Pinsonneault of Trois-Rivières
Type: Printed black and white lithograph
Era: Divided Back (c. 1907–1915)
Standard Size: 3.5 x 5.5"
Condition: Authentic antique condition with standard edge wear and period postmarks.
This is an authentic vintage item. Use the zoom tool to inspect the photos for a detailed view of the condition.