- Collection:
- Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library Postcard Collection
- Title:
- Ellesmere
- Creator:
- Valentine & Son's Ltd. (Dundee, Scotland and London, England)
- Publisher:
- Dundee, Scotland and London, England: Valentine & Son's Ltd.
- Date of Original:
- 1918/1940
- Subject:
- Ellesmere (England)
Shropshire (England)
Postcards--Scotland - Location:
- United Kingdom, Scotland, Shropshire, 52.9082, -2.8944
- Medium:
- postcards
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Postcard (Sepia, divided back, 3 ½ x 5 ½ inches) titled Ellesmere - The card features a central photograph of the Mere and the church, surrounded by smaller photographs of Mereside, Otleley from the park, Boat house and the canal. Ellesmere (/ˈɛlzmɪər/ ELZ-meer) is a town in Shropshire, England. Ellesmere takes its name from a mere, or great lake in its neighborhood. It is a town of Saxon origin, and was formerly called Aelsmere, or the greatest mere
the lake that washes it being of the extent of 101 acres [some say 116 acres]. Text on reverse: “We shall continue steadfast in faith and duty till our task is done.” – The Prime Minister. Postage required: 1d. *Note: The Valentine Company, a lithographic printing firm, was founded in 1825 in Dundee, Scotland by John Valentine. His son James became an early pioneer of photography and by the 1860’s his work was being reproduced by the Valentine Company as prints and stereo-views. In 1880 Valentine began producing Christmas cards and by 1896 they began printing postcards. Up until 1882 they had only published views of Scotland. Colourtone cards were issued in the 1930’s and printed at tinted halftones. They continue using lithographic dots of fawn rather than yellow, and their blues and reds tend to be distinct. They are distinguished by thick Tartan patterned borders with symbolic elements added. - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/zgz_epogpc_mccls-pstcrd-441
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/zgz_epogpc_mccls-pstcrd-441#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/zgz_epogpc_mccls-pstcrd-441/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 postcard : sepia. ill.
- Original Collection:
- Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library Postcard Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Moultrie-Colquitt County Library System
- Rights:
-
