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      This is an illustrated postcard which is postally used. It has a Smithville, Ont. postmark dated No 9, 1914. It shows an illustration of a young newspaper seller shouting out "Extra!!". His right hand is holding up a copy of the newspaper with the headline visible.

      This colour postcard shows children playing on the beach at Grimsby Beach. Many of them are standing or sitting on the small planks which served as piers for the canoes. Others are in the water, in their dark coloured swimsuits, as required. Two boathouses are visible in the background.

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      The Grand Trunk Railway provided transportation to Grimsby Park. The railway's timetables are often included in Grimsby Park programs.

      This postcard was used for correspondence with a Grimsby East postmark dated May 24, 1918. The front is a coloured illustration of people looking out from Victoria Terrace to the lake and pier. A steamship, the ticket booth at the pier and the roofs of a couple boat houses are …

      This is a white-bordered colored postcard with a divided back and is postally unused. It shows an illustration of the dilapidated Grimsby Beach pier as it appeared mid-19th century. There is a wooden lifeguard stand on the beach and a wooden building on the left-hand side of the postcard.

      This item is a postcard featuring the coloured illustration of Spoony Bridge at Grimsby Park. This illustration shows the natural aspects of Grimsby Park with all of its towering trees and shoreline. A man is standing on the right side of the bridge, looking down towards the lake. There are …

      This colour illustrated postcard shows the athletic fields at Grimsby Park. In the background is a line of cedar trees. Many people are on the athletic fields, lining the dirt track which surrounds the fields. In the top right hand corner is the royal coat of arms with the beaver …

      This white-bordered colour postcard shows Bell Park circa 1940s. The bell stands in the center of the park on a concrete base.

      This colour illustrated postcard of Grimsby Beach seems to show a restaurant. There is a wooden counter with stools on the porch-side of the counter. The restaurant is at an intersection, probably Grand Avenue and Phelps Avenue (now Lake Street). In the upper-right hand side of the postcard, the cupola …

      This is an illustrative postcard of Grand Avenue in Grimsby Beach, looking south towards the Grand Avenue gates. The Check Room sign is clearly visible on the right side of the postcard, along with cottages and trees lining both sides of the avenue.

      This is probably the Victoria Terrace area. The postmark reads Grimsby East.

      The postmark is from the Grimsby East post office, which was the post office on Beach Road, outside of the park grounds. It opened in 1912.

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      This is a single image from the lithograph sheets of illustrations used in Grimsby Park programs. This illustration was produced post-1886 because of the presence of the temple. The illustration depicts many of the activities and mainstays of a Grimsby Park summer day from the train station visible in the …

      This is a page showing multiple illustrations of Grimsby Park, the Chautauqua of Canada. Many of these illustrations can be found in Grimsby Park Programmes. Among the illustrations are depictions of the Lake View Hotel, the boat houses, the pier, the beach, steamboats, and the temple and the seating arrangement …

      The temple was built in 1886 so there is an obvious difference between the two aerial views. The temple isn't the only difference which shows the growth of Grimsby Park.

      This postcard shows the wooden steps and pathway leading from the pier to the cottages at Grimsby Park. There are many trees and a row of cottages in the left side background. This image was taken from the area of Victoria Terrace. Note the bunting flags or penants seen hanging …

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      Lake View Hotel offered a beautiful view of Victoria Terrace, which was both a gathering spot and the entry point for those visitors who travelled by boat. This postcard shows the tree-lined terrace as well as the lake view.