Post by Steve on Nov 22, 2011 13:40:44 GMT -5
Valentine and Sons of Dundee
Valentine and Sons of Dundee were once Scotland’s most successful commercial photographers. In 1907, at the height of the postcard revolution, the photographs they published showed scenes from around the world.
The Valentine company was founded in Dundee in 1825. After learning the daguerreotype process in Paris in the late 1840s, James Valentine added portrait photography to the family business in 1851. By the 1860s the company had begun to cater to the growing tourist industry by producing photographic prints with views from around the country. After James’s death in 1880, his son William Dobson took over the ever-expanding business.
Valentine & Sons printed its first postcards in 1898. Canadian production began between 1903 and 1906 with offices established first in Montreal and then Toronto.
Sarnia Waterfront - Postcard by snap-happy1, on Flickr
Here is a list of Valentine & Sons postcards of Sarnia, Petrolia, Wallaceburg and Dresden from an index (available at the link above):
Postcard #
103,526 Ontario Sarnia River Front, Sarnia, Ont.
103,527 Ontario Sarnia Interior Of Tunnels, The Longest Submarine Tunnel In The World, Sarnia, Ont.
103,528 Ontario Sarnia St. Clair Tunnel, Sarnia, Canada, The Longest Submarine Tunnel In The World
103,529 Ontario Sarnia Christina St., Sarnia, Ont.
103,530 Ontario Sarnia Hospital, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
103,531 Ontario Sarnia Post Office, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
103,532 Ontario Sarnia Collegiate Institute, Sarnia, Canada
103,533 Ontario Sarnia Public Library, Sarnia, Canada
103,534 Ontario Sarnia St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Sarnia, Canada
103,535 Ontario Sarnia St. George's English Church, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
103,536 Ontario Sarnia Front Street, Sarnia, Canada
104,971 Ontario Sarnia Passenger Train, Drawn By Electric Locomotive At Sarnia Tunnel Station, Can.
104,973 Ontario Sarnia Electric Locomotive Emerging From The St. Clair Tunnel, GTR System
107,672 Ontario Sarnia Lake Huron Park Hotel, Lake Huron Beach, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
107,673 Ontario Sarnia G.T.R. Station, Sarnia Tunnel, Ont.
107,674 Ontario Sarnia Str 'Toshmoo', Sarnia
107,676 Ontario Sarnia St. Clair Tunnel Between Sarnia, Canada And Port Huron, U.S.A.
107,677 Ontario Sarnia St. Clair Tunnel Between Sarnia, Canada And Port Huron, U.S.A.
107,678 Ontario Sarnia Central Methodist Church, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
107,679 Ontario Sarnia St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Sarnia, Ont.
107,680 Ontario Sarnia Lake Huron Park Pavilion, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
107,681 Ontario Sarnia S.S. Hamonic, Arriving At Sarnia, Ont., Canada
107,682 Ontario Sarnia Government Building And Post Office, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
107,683 Ontario Sarnia Bird's Eye View Of North River Front, Showing Post Office, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
107,684 Ontario Sarnia Town Hall, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
107,685 Ontario Sarnia Front Street, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
107,686 Ontario Sarnia Vendome Hotel, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
107,687 Ontario Sarnia Vidal Street, South, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
107,688 Ontario Sarnia Port Huron Beach, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
109,587 Ontario Sarnia Grand View Hotel, Lake Huron Beach, Sarnia, Ont.
109,589 Ontario Sarnia Lake Huron Hotel, Lake Huron Beach, Sarnia, Ont.
109,688 Ontario Sarnia Lovers Walk, Sarnia Beach, Ont., Canada
109,689 Ontario Sarnia Lake Huron Hotel, Lake Huron Beach, Sarnia, Canada
109,690 Ontario Sarnia Northern Navigation Co.'S Docks, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
109,890 Ontario Sarnia Great Western Docks, Sarnia, Ont, Canada (Anderson)
112,674 Ontario Sarnia General Hospital, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
112,763 Ontario Sarnia "Tashmoo" Leaving Sarnia, Ont
112,764 Ontario Sarnia General Hospital, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
112,890 Ontario Sarnia Front Street, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
112,891 Ontario Sarnia Forsyth Ave., Sarnia, Ont., Canada
112,892 Ontario Sarnia London Road Public School, Sarnia, Ont. Canada
112,893 Ontario Sarnia Public Library, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
112,894 Ontario Sarnia City Hall, Sarnia, Ont. Canada
112,895 Ontario Sarnia Front Street Looking North, Sarnia, Ont. Canada
112,896 Ontario Sarnia London Road Provincial Highway, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
112,897 Ontario Sarnia Collegiate Institute And Technical School, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
113,125 Ontario Sarnia Pavilion, Lake Huron Park, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
113,126 Ontario Sarnia Brights Grove On Bluewater Highway, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
113,127 Ontario Sarnia In Line For The Ferry To Port Huron At Sarnia, Ont., Canada
113,128 Ontario Sarnia Lake Huron Beach, Sarnia, Ont. Canada
113,129 Ontario Sarnia Front Street, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
114,910 Ontario Sarnia Grain Elevator, Sarnia, Ont. Canada
114,911 Ontario Sarnia Sarnia, Port Huron Ferries, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
114,912 Ontario Sarnia View from Yacht Club, Sarnia, Ont. Canada
114,914 Ontario Sarnia London Road Kings Highway No.7, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
104,972 Ontario Port Huron View Of The Yards Of The Grand Trunk Railway System At Port Huron, Showing The Overhead Wires By Which The Electric Locomotives Are Operated
102,082 Ontario Petrolea Presbyterian Church, Petrolea, Ont.
102,083 Ontario Petrolea Fairview, Petrolea, Ont.
102,087 Ontario Petrolea Bear Creek, Petrolea, Ont.
102,170 Ontario Petrolea Golf Links, Petrolea, Ont.
107,724 Ontario Petrolea Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital, Petrolea, Ont. Canada
107,725 Ontario Petrolea Main Street West, Petrolea, Ont., Canada
107,726 Ontario Petrolea Town Hall, Petrolea, Ont., Canada
107,727 Ontario Petrolea G.T.R. Station, Petrolea, Ont., Canada
107,728 Ontario Petrolea Collegiate Institute, Petrolea, Ont., Canada
107,729 Ontario Petrolea Crescent Park, Petrolea, Ont., Canada
107,730 Ontario Petrolea Central Public School, Petrolea, Ont, Canada
107,731 Ontario Petrolea Warren Avenue, Petrolea, Ont., Canada
107,732 Ontario Petrolea Main Street West, Petrolea, Ont., Canada
107,734 Ontario Petrolea Post Office And Main Street, Petrolea, Ont., Canada
107,735 Ontario Petrolea Main Street, Looking East, Petrolea, Ont.
107,736 Ontario Petrolea Methodist Church, Petrolea, Ont., Canada
107,743 Ontario Petrolea Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital, Petrolea, Ont., Canada
600,071 Ontario Petrolia Methodist Church, Petrolia, Ont (V)
600,072 Ontario Petrolia Oil Wells, Jerker Lines And Pumping Rig At Petrolia, Ont.
101,520 Ontario Wallaceburg Knox Church, Wallaceburg, Ont.
101,521 Ontario Wallaceburg Sugar Factory, Wallaceburg, Ont.
101,630 Ontario Wallaceburg Central Bridge, Wallaceburg, Ont
101,707 Ontario Wallaceburg St. James Church, Wallaceburg, Canada
101,708 Ontario Wallaceburg River Sydenham, Wallaceburg, Ont., Can.
101,709 Ontario Wallaceburg River Sydenham, Wallaceburg, Canada
101,710 Ontario Wallaceburg St. James Church, Wallaceburg, Canada
107,021 Ontario Wallaceburg Scene On The Sydenham River, Wallaceburg, Ont., Canada
107,022 Ontario Wallaceburg Sydenham River, Wallaceburg, Ont., Canada
107,023 Ontario Wallaceburg Excursion Steamer Entering Wallaceburg, Ont.
107,024 Ontario Wallaceburg James Street, Wallaceburg, Ont., Canada
107,072 Ontario Wallaceburg James St., Looking East, Wallaceburg, Ont.
107,907 Ontario Wallaceburg Walpole Island, Sydenham River, Main Road, Wallaceburg, Ont., Canada (3 Views)
107,936 Ontario Wallaceburg Indian Ferry On The Syne, Wallaceburg, Ont., Canada
107,939 Ontario Wallaceburg Public School, Wallaceburg, Ont., Canada
107,940 Ontario Wallaceburg Baptist Church, Wallaceburg, Ont., Canada
107,942 Ontario Wallaceburg View On River Syne, Wallaceburg, Ont., Canada
107,944 Ontario Wallaceburg Glass Factory, Wallaceburg, Ont.
104,768 Ontario Dresden St. George Street, Dresden, Ont., Canada
104,769 Ontario Dresden Thames River, Dresden, Ont.
104,770 Ontario Dresden River Thames, Dresden, Ont., Canada
Valentine and Sons of Dundee were once Scotland’s most successful commercial photographers. In 1907, at the height of the postcard revolution, the photographs they published showed scenes from around the world.
The Valentine company was founded in Dundee in 1825. After learning the daguerreotype process in Paris in the late 1840s, James Valentine added portrait photography to the family business in 1851. By the 1860s the company had begun to cater to the growing tourist industry by producing photographic prints with views from around the country. After James’s death in 1880, his son William Dobson took over the ever-expanding business.
Valentine & Sons printed its first postcards in 1898. Canadian production began between 1903 and 1906 with offices established first in Montreal and then Toronto.
Sarnia Waterfront - Postcard by snap-happy1, on Flickr
Here is a list of Valentine & Sons postcards of Sarnia, Petrolia, Wallaceburg and Dresden from an index (available at the link above):
Postcard #
103,526 Ontario Sarnia River Front, Sarnia, Ont.
103,527 Ontario Sarnia Interior Of Tunnels, The Longest Submarine Tunnel In The World, Sarnia, Ont.
103,528 Ontario Sarnia St. Clair Tunnel, Sarnia, Canada, The Longest Submarine Tunnel In The World
103,529 Ontario Sarnia Christina St., Sarnia, Ont.
103,530 Ontario Sarnia Hospital, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
103,531 Ontario Sarnia Post Office, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
103,532 Ontario Sarnia Collegiate Institute, Sarnia, Canada
103,533 Ontario Sarnia Public Library, Sarnia, Canada
103,534 Ontario Sarnia St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Sarnia, Canada
103,535 Ontario Sarnia St. George's English Church, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
103,536 Ontario Sarnia Front Street, Sarnia, Canada
104,971 Ontario Sarnia Passenger Train, Drawn By Electric Locomotive At Sarnia Tunnel Station, Can.
104,973 Ontario Sarnia Electric Locomotive Emerging From The St. Clair Tunnel, GTR System
107,672 Ontario Sarnia Lake Huron Park Hotel, Lake Huron Beach, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
107,673 Ontario Sarnia G.T.R. Station, Sarnia Tunnel, Ont.
107,674 Ontario Sarnia Str 'Toshmoo', Sarnia
107,676 Ontario Sarnia St. Clair Tunnel Between Sarnia, Canada And Port Huron, U.S.A.
107,677 Ontario Sarnia St. Clair Tunnel Between Sarnia, Canada And Port Huron, U.S.A.
107,678 Ontario Sarnia Central Methodist Church, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
107,679 Ontario Sarnia St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Sarnia, Ont.
107,680 Ontario Sarnia Lake Huron Park Pavilion, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
107,681 Ontario Sarnia S.S. Hamonic, Arriving At Sarnia, Ont., Canada
107,682 Ontario Sarnia Government Building And Post Office, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
107,683 Ontario Sarnia Bird's Eye View Of North River Front, Showing Post Office, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
107,684 Ontario Sarnia Town Hall, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
107,685 Ontario Sarnia Front Street, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
107,686 Ontario Sarnia Vendome Hotel, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
107,687 Ontario Sarnia Vidal Street, South, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
107,688 Ontario Sarnia Port Huron Beach, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
109,587 Ontario Sarnia Grand View Hotel, Lake Huron Beach, Sarnia, Ont.
109,589 Ontario Sarnia Lake Huron Hotel, Lake Huron Beach, Sarnia, Ont.
109,688 Ontario Sarnia Lovers Walk, Sarnia Beach, Ont., Canada
109,689 Ontario Sarnia Lake Huron Hotel, Lake Huron Beach, Sarnia, Canada
109,690 Ontario Sarnia Northern Navigation Co.'S Docks, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
109,890 Ontario Sarnia Great Western Docks, Sarnia, Ont, Canada (Anderson)
112,674 Ontario Sarnia General Hospital, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
112,763 Ontario Sarnia "Tashmoo" Leaving Sarnia, Ont
112,764 Ontario Sarnia General Hospital, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
112,890 Ontario Sarnia Front Street, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
112,891 Ontario Sarnia Forsyth Ave., Sarnia, Ont., Canada
112,892 Ontario Sarnia London Road Public School, Sarnia, Ont. Canada
112,893 Ontario Sarnia Public Library, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
112,894 Ontario Sarnia City Hall, Sarnia, Ont. Canada
112,895 Ontario Sarnia Front Street Looking North, Sarnia, Ont. Canada
112,896 Ontario Sarnia London Road Provincial Highway, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
112,897 Ontario Sarnia Collegiate Institute And Technical School, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
113,125 Ontario Sarnia Pavilion, Lake Huron Park, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
113,126 Ontario Sarnia Brights Grove On Bluewater Highway, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
113,127 Ontario Sarnia In Line For The Ferry To Port Huron At Sarnia, Ont., Canada
113,128 Ontario Sarnia Lake Huron Beach, Sarnia, Ont. Canada
113,129 Ontario Sarnia Front Street, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
114,910 Ontario Sarnia Grain Elevator, Sarnia, Ont. Canada
114,911 Ontario Sarnia Sarnia, Port Huron Ferries, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
114,912 Ontario Sarnia View from Yacht Club, Sarnia, Ont. Canada
114,914 Ontario Sarnia London Road Kings Highway No.7, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
104,972 Ontario Port Huron View Of The Yards Of The Grand Trunk Railway System At Port Huron, Showing The Overhead Wires By Which The Electric Locomotives Are Operated
102,082 Ontario Petrolea Presbyterian Church, Petrolea, Ont.
102,083 Ontario Petrolea Fairview, Petrolea, Ont.
102,087 Ontario Petrolea Bear Creek, Petrolea, Ont.
102,170 Ontario Petrolea Golf Links, Petrolea, Ont.
107,724 Ontario Petrolea Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital, Petrolea, Ont. Canada
107,725 Ontario Petrolea Main Street West, Petrolea, Ont., Canada
107,726 Ontario Petrolea Town Hall, Petrolea, Ont., Canada
107,727 Ontario Petrolea G.T.R. Station, Petrolea, Ont., Canada
107,728 Ontario Petrolea Collegiate Institute, Petrolea, Ont., Canada
107,729 Ontario Petrolea Crescent Park, Petrolea, Ont., Canada
107,730 Ontario Petrolea Central Public School, Petrolea, Ont, Canada
107,731 Ontario Petrolea Warren Avenue, Petrolea, Ont., Canada
107,732 Ontario Petrolea Main Street West, Petrolea, Ont., Canada
107,734 Ontario Petrolea Post Office And Main Street, Petrolea, Ont., Canada
107,735 Ontario Petrolea Main Street, Looking East, Petrolea, Ont.
107,736 Ontario Petrolea Methodist Church, Petrolea, Ont., Canada
107,743 Ontario Petrolea Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital, Petrolea, Ont., Canada
600,071 Ontario Petrolia Methodist Church, Petrolia, Ont (V)
600,072 Ontario Petrolia Oil Wells, Jerker Lines And Pumping Rig At Petrolia, Ont.
101,520 Ontario Wallaceburg Knox Church, Wallaceburg, Ont.
101,521 Ontario Wallaceburg Sugar Factory, Wallaceburg, Ont.
101,630 Ontario Wallaceburg Central Bridge, Wallaceburg, Ont
101,707 Ontario Wallaceburg St. James Church, Wallaceburg, Canada
101,708 Ontario Wallaceburg River Sydenham, Wallaceburg, Ont., Can.
101,709 Ontario Wallaceburg River Sydenham, Wallaceburg, Canada
101,710 Ontario Wallaceburg St. James Church, Wallaceburg, Canada
107,021 Ontario Wallaceburg Scene On The Sydenham River, Wallaceburg, Ont., Canada
107,022 Ontario Wallaceburg Sydenham River, Wallaceburg, Ont., Canada
107,023 Ontario Wallaceburg Excursion Steamer Entering Wallaceburg, Ont.
107,024 Ontario Wallaceburg James Street, Wallaceburg, Ont., Canada
107,072 Ontario Wallaceburg James St., Looking East, Wallaceburg, Ont.
107,907 Ontario Wallaceburg Walpole Island, Sydenham River, Main Road, Wallaceburg, Ont., Canada (3 Views)
107,936 Ontario Wallaceburg Indian Ferry On The Syne, Wallaceburg, Ont., Canada
107,939 Ontario Wallaceburg Public School, Wallaceburg, Ont., Canada
107,940 Ontario Wallaceburg Baptist Church, Wallaceburg, Ont., Canada
107,942 Ontario Wallaceburg View On River Syne, Wallaceburg, Ont., Canada
107,944 Ontario Wallaceburg Glass Factory, Wallaceburg, Ont.
104,768 Ontario Dresden St. George Street, Dresden, Ont., Canada
104,769 Ontario Dresden Thames River, Dresden, Ont.
104,770 Ontario Dresden River Thames, Dresden, Ont., Canada