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Front: Colour picture. The top of the image is a blue fading into white/beige sky. On the left, there are multiple boats in a small body of water. Behind the boats on the horizon there are a few red buildings surrounded by green grass and some trees. In the middle of the image, there is a light brown/tan pathway with a light red three rowed barrier on either side. On the left side of the pathway near the start of the bridge, there are two women in dresses and a hat walking away from the water. Behind the two women walking, there are two wooden electricty/telegraph poles. Part of the path is a bridge going over water. Beside the bridge, there is a small brown house-like structure on the water. On the other side of the bridge, there are two men walking towards the water with a blue car close behind, as well as a man and woman going in the opposite direction. On the right of the photo, there atre three trees and a small pond. The pond has a structure and a dock or small boats. The bottom of the image is just a continution of the path. In the lower right corner is the identifying code “104 483” and in a small circle the letters “JV.”

Back: Divided back. Some printed text identifies the maker as Valentine & Sons Publishing on the left. On the top right corner, there is a rectangle for a stamp. Along the top in the middle, there is some text and two globes. Below the text, there is a vertical line dividing the page in half.

Front: Coloured, printed postcard. Depicts about a blue sky with some white clouds, eight red brick buildings with blueish-grey roofs, a large field, and 13 cricket players. The field is green but at the forefront of the image, there is a gravel path. The cricket players are all dressed in white. “Mimico Asylum (Lakeside Sanitorium), Toronto, Canada” is in printed text on top left. Bottom right of the image reads “JV” in a circle with the number “104,072”.

Back: Divided back. Some printed text identifies the maker as Valentine & Sons Publishing. Handwritten text in pencil addresses the card to Miss Esther Appelquist, with a note from Mallie. It is postmarked February 13, 1912 at 2 PM in Toronto. It bears a 1911 King George V in Admiral Uniform 1 cent stamp.

Front: Colour picture – Mimico Branch Asylum in the early 1900s. To the left of the image are dark, bushy trees and a green, manicured lawn. To the right of the image is a large shrub that covers part of a large red brick building with peaks and many windows. The lawn features several small flower beds and a light tan stone or dirt walkway. At the end of the walkway, what looks to be a human figure can be seen, possibly a statue. In the upper left of the postcard, printed over the trees, text on the image reads: “Grounds and Office. Mimico Asylum, Toronto, Canada.” In the lower right corner is the identifying code “104 071” and in a small circle the letters “JV.”

Back: Divided back. Some printed text identifies the maker as Valentine & Sons Publishing. Handwritten text in black ink addresses the card to Anna Brundig, with a note from MHL. The postmark is illegible. It bears a 1903 King Edward VII 3/4 profile 1 cent stamp.

Front: black and white image of a road and building. At the top of the image is a partly cloudy sky. On the left and right side of the image from the top to the road, there is a tree with leaves. In front the left tree, there is a black lamp post and in front of the right tree, there is a sign for the restaurant with its name on two poles. Between the trees is a large two-storey bricked building. The building has many windows with white frames. In the centre of the building, there is a door with a white overhang and three windows above. To the right of the centre, there is another door with a smaller overhang. To the right of the building, closer to the edge of the page, there is a car beside a wooden fence and another building can be seen behind the fence. To the left of the building, closer to the edge of the page, behind the lamppost is a car and behind the car is a gazebo like structure. In front of the main building, there is a horseshoe driveway and a front yard. On either side of the driveway entrances there are plants and on the right of the driveway there is a stone pillar. In front of the plants there is a sidewalk and a curb. The bottom of the page shows a road with two sets of streetcar tracks. The image is surrounded by a white border all of the way around. Within the border, there is text at the top and bottom.  

Back: There is a rectangle at the upper right corner with text within. In the middle of the upper edge, there is horizontal English and French text with some lines. The name of the maker goes vertical down the centre of the page, dividing the back into two. At the bottom of the vertical text, there is the company’s logo.