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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. A small amount of text was added to the left side of the card and erased.

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. A note to "Friend” has been handwritten in black ink. The postcard has not been addressed or stamped.

Front: Black and white photograph. The photos shows a boat with a mast on a rocky beach on the left. There is a house seen on the very left past the boat. The right side of the photo shows a body of water with waves. Behind the water is a waterfront with trees. At the foreground in the middle, there is a cluster of large rocks.

Back: Divided blank back. There is some black text on the top centre with a square in the right corner. There is a vertical line down the middle centre of the back.

Front: Colour picture of the Mohawk Institute. The top of the image is a blue sky with some white clouds. In the middle of the image is a mostly red brick (but with some grey bricks along the bottom) building with white trim and a grey roof. The building has many windows. In the centre of the building, there are stairs leading to a door surrounded by white pillars. The white pillars extend from the ground to the roof and on the second floor, appears to also include balconies. There are four chimneys on the roof, two closer to the left and two on the right. In front of the building is a tan path way extending from the bottom corner to the stairs. The rest of the space in front of the building is green grass. On the right side, there is a green leafed tree. In the upper left of the postcard, printed over the trees, text on the image reads: “Mohawk Institute, Brantford, Canada.”

Back: Divided back. Some printed text identifies the maker as Stedman Bros. Limited along the left side. There is text along the top and a rectangle with text in the upper right corner. Below is the divided back with lines and text. No letter was written on the card.

Front: Real Picture Post Card, Black and White Photograph. Postcard of the entrance to Long Branch Park. Road entrance with stone gates at centre, trees in background, and signed storefronts to the right. No border on the image. Handwritten title on image in white, all caps, reads "Entrance to Long Branch Park." In image, two people (appears to be a man and a woman) stand in front of a storefront advertising Coca-Cola, Cold Drinks, and Ice Cream Cones. A sign further back reads “Long Branch Amusement Park.”

Back: Divided back postcard. A handwritten note in cursive is addressed to Mrs. Badgley in Canfield, Ontario from Leon. It bears most of a 1911 King George V in Admiral Uniform 2 cent stamp.

Front: A colour image of a white square building with a brown slanted roof along a wooden boardwalk. The building has yellow, blue, and red striped overhangs above the windows. On the front of the building, there is a door, a union jack flag on a pole at the top of the point formed by the roof, and brown vertical and horizontal stripes within the triangle section. Around the building, there are some flowers and plants. Around the building and boardwalk, there is green grass. Behind the building, there is a blue sky with white clouds, a blue body of water, and a yellow beach.

Back: Beige blank back divided back. There is a double line down the center of the page and a short double line in the centre along the top. There is a vertical rectangle in the top right corner. There are a couple of lines of text down the left edge. At the bottom centre, there is a coat of arms and some text. 

Front: Real Picture Post Card, Black and White Photograph. Approximately 47 men stand facing the camera in formation, legs spread and hands on their hips. They wear dark pants, white shoes, and either white t-shirts or undershirts. At the far left of the image, a man stands at attention in profile. He wears dark pants, dark shoes, a white long-sleeved shirt, and a thick belt. The area around the men is empty, likely dirt or low grass, with no defining features. In the background, at least a half dozen low buildings with prominent chimneys can be seen.

Back: Divided back, does not feature line separating sides. Text across the top reads “POST CARD” in outlined block letters. Underneath reads “MADE IN CANADA”, and below that, separated by a long space are the words “CORRESPONDENCE” and “ADDRESS”. To the right is a stamp box. The stamp box does not feature an outline, but consists of the letters “AZO” forming a border on the tops and sides. The corners of the border are marked with small symbols, possibly squares. The centre of the stamp box reads “PLACE STAMP HERE”. There are no additional decorations. A handwritten (cursive) note in black ink reads: “P.T. Course at Long Branch Ont.”

Front: Black and White photo of West Point Inn Restaurant, half-tone printed. The picture shows the street view of the restaurant (white building with black window overhangs, one storey) with seven cars parked in front of it. A blurred figure of a woman in a white dress is also seen crossing the parking lot at the left of the postcard. A white border surrounds the photograph with black text at the bottom.

Back: The back of the postcard is beige. The postcard is divided into almost two parts with a line dividing it vertically with a horizontal line at the top of the vertical. There is text on the left side of the divide and above the horizontal line. At the right corner, there is a rectangle with text.   

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.

Front: The front image is captioned “Dutch Sisters Inn, Smorgasbord Lobby” and features a full color image. The image depicts an interior room with multiple surfaces offering food in a buffet style. In the front left, a small table holds several types of bread and a large bowl of what appears to be salad. Also on the left, towards the midground of the image is a similar table that holds a white, multi-tiered object that may be a Smörgåstårta (Swedish Sandwich Cake.) A longer counter on the right side of the image holds an assortment of meats and other unidentifiable food items. Towards the back is a counter that appears to hold a cash register, and through a doorway a dining room with several chairs can be seen. The floor is finished in muted red and black tiles, and much of the furniture and fixtures are made of light brown wood. The counter holding the meat is decorated with wallpaper featuring windmills.

Back: Divided back - dividing line is stylized, continuing horizontally towards the center of the postcard from the rectangle comprising the stamp box, and then slants diagonally downwards towards a point approximately two thirds of the way across the card, ending on the right hand side at the bottom. Text along the top of the card reads "DUTCH SISTERS INN, 227 LAKESHORE ROAD, HUMBER BAY, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA MOTEL AND RESTAURANT." Below this reads "A GENUINE KODOCHROME REPRODUCTION." Alongside this block of text is "POST CARD CARTE POSTALE." At the bottom of the postcard is the branding: "THE PHOTOGELATINE ENGRAVING CO. LTD. TORONTO." All of the text and details are printed in blue ink.