Postcard with photo of a farm tennis game Napinka Manitoba c.1909

$60.00 CAD

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RPPC photo postcard with photo of a game of mixed doubles tennis being played on a farm in Napinka Manitoba.

Scarce!

Card sent to Braine France.

Written on front:

Jeu de "Tennis" à Napinka    (Game of "Tennis" at Napinka)

On back :

Très heureuse de faire l’échange avec vous. J’ai déjà des vues de Braine que l’on a envoyés à Père.
Connaissez-vous le jeu de "Tennis" à Braine? On a joué beaucoup ici l’été et l’hiver on patinne.
Amitiés de Jeanne et ---  
 
Very happy to make exchanges with you. I already have views of Braine that were sent to Father.
Do you know the game of "Tennis" in Braine? We play a lot here in summer and in winter we skate.
Regards from Jeanne and ---- 
 
AZO’ photographic paper used dates it to 1907-1910.

Ink bit smudged on front. Smudges on back.

(Red text is an electronic watermark that is not physically part of the photo for sale)

 

Napinka is an unincorporated community in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. The village of Napinka was incorporated on May 1, 1908. In 1911 the population was 326.