Still Image

Chateau Frontenac from Market Lower Town

1906 / Creator Unknown

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A black and white photographic postcard of a hotel overlooking a street lined with carriages. Text on the front reads "Quebec, Chateau Frontenac from Market Lower Town." A handwritten note on the front reads "You are familiar with this quaint old town and in a way it is grand but the ride by the river or cliff just frightened the life out of us and we are leaving at once. I'm still guessing about the [illegible]. Our trip has been a joy. [Illegible]." The postcard is addressed to Mrs. Henry Clay Barnabee, 225 Riverside Drive, New York City, New York, U.S.A. and is postmarked from Montreal, Canada on June 8, 1906.

~ “Chateau Frontenac from Market Lower Town,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed September 18, 2025, https://www.portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/3797.