Postcard
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| Object Name: | Postcard |
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| Category: | Writing Media |
| Material: | Paper |
| Accession Number: | 2015.0.348 |
| Other Geographical Data: | [45.816667,-64.2167206] |
| Culture: | Canadian |
| Earliest Production Date: | 1914-01-01 |
| Latest Production Date: | 1919-12-31 |
| Description: | A black and white candid photographic depicting follies / skits for "Prisoners of War Amherst, Nova Scotia"; Labelled "No.29"; Unused; Unpostmarked |
| History of Use: | Amherst Internment Camp existed in Amherst, Nova Scotia from 1914-1919. It was the largest Prisoners of War Camp in Canada during the First World War. A maximum of 853 prisoners could be housed. The most famous prisoner was Leon Trotsky. |
| Length: | 8.9 cm |
| Width: | 13.9 cm |
| Institution: |
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| Institution City: | Halifax |
| Institution Province: | Nova Scotia |