{"product_id":"c-1910-canada-photo-postcard-haileybury-on-families-with-bikes","title":"c.1910 Canada photo postcard Haileybury ON families with bikes","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eGreat RPPC family photos: 2 sets of parents and 3 children (2 boys \u0026amp; 1 girl) with bicycles on a cement bridge(?). In background early town buildings. Based on surroundings, most likely Haileybury and not Cobalt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eOn back, photographer ‘\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJ. P. BEAUVAIS. HAILEYBURY \u0026amp; COBALT\u003c\/strong\u003e.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e‘AZO’ photographic paper dates it to 1904-1918.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eRough condition. Staining on back,. Diagonal cracks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe houses behind the group:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eAre \u003cstrong\u003euniformly residential\u003c\/strong\u003e, not commercial\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eSit on \u003cstrong\u003egentle rising ground\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eLack the false-front commercial architecture typical of Cobalt’s main streets\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eShow no mine-related structures\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis  points to \u003cstrong\u003eHaileybury\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJ. P. Beauvais\u003c\/strong\u003e was a local commercial photographer active in Haileybury and Cobalt during the Temiskaming silver‑rush era (circa 1905–1915). He produced real‑photo postcards (RPPCs) documenting early mining camps, street scenes, and the rapid development of the towns along the T.\u0026amp;N.O. Railway.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eHowever, no authoritative source in the search results provides a formal biography or studio history for Beauvais\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chadbourne Antiques \u0026 Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51460032561398,"sku":"CA-5904","price":30.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/7290\/files\/IMG_4767rszTXT.jpg?v=1786591485","url":"https:\/\/chadbourneantique.com\/products\/c-1910-canada-photo-postcard-haileybury-on-families-with-bikes","provider":"Michael Shaw","version":"1.0","type":"link"}