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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.