Front has 3 lenses with brand information "Marksman MADE IN CAMERA FOR BERNARD MARKS & CO." viewfinder, lever and dial at side. At top is a Leather strap, lever for "TIME (arrow) SNAP" and a viewfinder. The back can be opened to reveal the inside of the camera.
Front has 3 lenses with brand information "Marksman MADE IN CAMERA FOR BERNARD MARKS & CO." viewfinder, lever and dial at side. At top is a Leather strap, lever for "TIME (arrow) SNAP" and a viewfinder. The back can be opened to reveal the inside of the camera.
Glass slides in wood frames, most with religious subject matter, all stored in wood box - has insets on top and 2 eye hooks on the side. It is black in color.
Glass slides in wood frames, most with religious subject matter, all stored in wood box - has insets on top and 2 eye hooks on the side. It is black in color.
Photo postcard with image of a large Christmas dinner. Taken in the cafeteria/mess hall of a construction camp. Dinner includes two suckling pigs pulling a sleigh laden with roast turkey. A doll is also riding the sleigh, and there is plenty of other food on the table around it.
Photo postcard with image of a large Christmas dinner. Taken in the cafeteria/mess hall of a construction camp. Dinner includes two suckling pigs pulling a sleigh laden with roast turkey. A doll is also riding the sleigh, and there is plenty of other food on the table around it.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
paper
Height
14cm
Width
9cm
Inscriptions
Note on back of postcard reads: "Note Two sucking pigs pulling sleigh laden with roast turkey - we are in the heart of the mountains but xmas is xmas. Chappie
Accession Number
2022.8
Biographical Notes
Lynn Beckett's father was a civil engineer and often received correspondence from fellow engineers across Canada and abroad. He is described as quirky and funny, and exemplified what his daughter saw in construction camp chefs trying to do for staff who could not go home.
