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Contributing Institution
Acadian Archives
Document Type
Image
Identifier
Acadian Archives, MCC-00130
Description
Postcard featuring unidentified women standing next to Damase Gagnon's store in Wallagrass; an inscription on a postcard fragment in the same collection gives a date of 1914 or 1918. Damase Gagnon established his store in the early years of the twentieth century.
The postcard was mailed to Mrs. Henry Gagner [sic] [née Elsie Labonté] of Soldier Pond, with a postmark date of April 18, 1918. The note is signed "Ta mère. M. T. L." It states: "Je vais aller me promener . . . [illegible] dimanche s[']il fait beau on te [?] fera un picnic." Elsie Labonté's parents were Théophile and Zoé Labonté.
Broad Creation Date
ca. 1914
Dimensions
8.9 cm x 13.7 cm
Language
French
Location
Wallagrass
Other Location
Soldier Pond, Maine
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