Postcards make up part of a large overstock of the store Valley Wholesale, which went out of business in the 1990s. They remained in storage until they were donated in 2018 by Pat Felhaver.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of 83 sets of two postcards depicting scenes of Arnprior, Madawaska Valley, Braeside, etc. and 2 postcard booklets that include 8 scenes each.
1. Sign, Welcome to Arnprior
2. Post office and town clock (now Arnprior and District Museum), Arnprior
3. Bridge over the Madawaska River, Arnprior
4. John Street, Business District of Arnprior
5. Catholic Church of St. John Chrysostom, Arnprior
6. View from the bridge, Arnprior
7. Federal Building and Post Office, Arnprior
8. Arnprior & District Memorial Hospital, Arnprior
9. St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Arnprior
10. Municipal Building, Arnprior
11. Elgin Street, Arnprior
12. Arnprior District High School, Arnprior
13. Gillies & Co. LTD. Mill at Braeside
14. Braeside Islands on the Ottawa River
15. Braeside Islands on the Ottawa River, another view
16. Loading logs in the Madawaska Valley
17. View of Kamaniskeg Lake from the lookout near Combermere, Madawaska Valley
18. Bridge over Madawaska River at Combermere, Madawaska Valley
19. View from Lookout Tower at Maynooth, Madawaska Valley
20. The Toadstools make a neat seat for the kids at Storyland
21. Fun on the slide at the playground in Storyland
22. Goldilocks and the Three Bears at Storyland
23. Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall at Storyland
24. Hansel and Gretel and The Gingerbread House at Storyland
25. The Playground at Storyland
26. Riding Georgie the Giraffe at entrance to Storyland
27. Public Hospital, Smiths Falls
28. Rideau Regional Hospital School, Smiths Falls
29. View across the rideau Canal from Victoria Park, Smiths Falls
30. Moonlight over the Centenial Fountains, Smiths Falls
31. Swimming in the Rideau at Centenial Park, Smiths Falls
32. Interior of St. Mary, Queen of Queens, Wilno
33. St. Mary, Queen of Queens, Wilno
34. View from the look out at Shrine Hill, Wilno
35. Polish Church & Shrine, Wilno
36. Historical marker of the Opeongo Road in front of post office, Barry's Bay
37. Trout Lake, Barry's Bay
38. St. Francis Memorial Hospital, Barry's Bay
39. Opeongo Line, Business District, Barry's Bay
40. Madawaska Valley District High School, Barry's Bay
41. Post Office, Barry's Bay
42. Carson Lake, Barry's Bay
43. County of Renfrew Court House, Pembroke
44. Pembroke General Hospital
45. Christian Community of our Lady of Lourdes, Pembroke
46. Scenic view of the Ottawa River from look out at Our Lady of Lourdes, Pembroke
47. Town Hall and Old Town Clock (formerly the post office), Pembroke
48. Autumn at the Cenotaph, Pembroke
49. Pembroke Cottage Hospital
50. Picturesque Scene from one of the many bridges across the Tay River, Perth (also shows model of the Destroyer "Haida")
51. Gore Street, business district, Perth
52. Archibald M. Campbell Memorial Museum, Perth
53. Swimming in the Tay River at Stewart Park, Perth
54. Replica of the famous Mammoth Cheese, Perth
55. Town Hall, Perth
56. St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Perth
57. Mammoth Cheese, 22000 lbs., Perth
58. Post Office and Old Town Clock, Renfrew
59. Trinity St. Andrew's United Church, Renfrew
60. St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church, Renfrew
61. Swimming in the Bonnechere River, Renfrew
62. Rapids and swinging bridge on the Bonnechere River from O'brien Park, Renfrew
63. Rapids in the Bonnechere River, Renfrew
64. Raglan Street, business district, Renfrew
65. Federal Building & Post Office, Carleton Place
66. Bridge Street, business disctrict, Carleton Place
67. Looking up the Mississippi River, Smoke stack of Leigh Instruments Plant, Carleton Place
68. View from Centennial Park Beach across the Mississippi, showing Leigh Instruments Plant and Riverside Park Beach, Carleton Place
69. Town Hall on the banks of the Mississippi, Carleton Place
70. Leigh Instruments Plant, Carleton Place
71. Riverside Park, Carleton Place
72. Centennial Park, Carleton Place
73. Falls of the Mississippi River at the Power Dam, Carleton Place
74. Melville United Church, Eganville
75. St. John's Church, Eganville
76. Post Office and Town Clock, Eganville
77. John Street looking towards Bonnechere Street, Eganville
78. Post Office, Killaloe Station
79. Calvary Baptist Church, Killaloe Station
80. Golden Sands Vacationland, Golden Lake
81. Pleasure boats at Rideau Ferry
82. Cenotaph on the banks of Calabogie Lake, Calabogie
83. Eastern Entrance Gate to Algonquin Park, Whitney
84. Bonus Album: Souvenir of beautiful Madawaska Valley, Ontario, Canada
85. Bonus Album: Souvenir of the beautiful Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada
Arrangement
Arrangement by location imposed by archivist.
Notes
Over 23000 postcards were donated to the AMBA with the intent to keep two of each scene and sell the rest as a fundraiser.