Sunken Gardens, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, circa 1940

Subjects: Gardens Schools & Universities
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1907 (Golden Age)

Back of Sunken Gardens, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, circa 1940, c. 1907 linen postcard — Back

About this subject

Elevated view over the sunken gardens at McMaster University, with curving flower beds of pink, blue and yellow blooms bordering pale gravel walks, a large green lawn at right, and university buildings on the horizon beneath a pale sky.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hello Frank. We arrived in this burg Friday noon boy is there hot women here. I'm wore out already Hert

PostmarkedHamilton, Ontario, July 31, 1937

Addressed to

Frank Sneddon

9336 John R., Detroit, Mich.

Postcard record

Postmarked	July 31, 1937, Hamilton, Ontario
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Frank Sneddon, 9336 John R., Detroit, MI
Place depicted	McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
Place depicted	Hamilton, Ontario
Publisher	The Harris Litho. Co. Limited, Toronto, Ontario
Stamp	2c Canada, red, issued 1939
Notes	Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; light surface wear and faint creasing; no white border. Postmark: HAMILTON JUL 31 1937 ONT. (machine slogan cancel: LEARN TO SWIM / LEARN / LIFE SAVING). Divided-back card with pencil message; 2c Canada King George VI brown stamp; light edge wear and slight toning.

Cite this card

Sunken Gardens, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/sunken-gardens-mcmaster-university-hamilton-ontario-canada-c. Accessed October 5, 2026.