A sepia printed antique postcard with the bilingual caption Cacouna Beach, at Montrose place / La plage Cacouna, au Chateau Allen. The view follows the curving pebble shore of the St. Lawrence at the summer resort of Cacouna, Quebec, with calm water on the left, a wooded ridge on the right, a white open-sided gazebo on the bank and a few small figures and a flag in the distance.
The back is a divided Private Post Card back with the side imprint E. Rivard, Editeur, Cacouna, Que., Printed in Germany. It carries a green 1 cent King George V Admiral stamp with a Cacouna, Que. circular postmark, is addressed in ink to a recipient in Penetanguishene, Ontario, and has a handwritten message in pencil and ink filling the left side.
Period: circa 1910.
Publisher / series: E. Rivard, Editeur, Cacouna, Que. (printed in Germany)
Postally used: Yes, posted from Cacouna, Que. with a 1 cent Admiral stamp; postmark date not legible in the scan
Condition: Heavy foxing and water staining across the front, a crease running across the lower right of the image and the left side of the back, edge wear and a small paper loss at the top edge; well worn overall.
Manuscript text (summary): A handwritten message in English, mostly illegible from the scan, sent from Cacouna to a recipient in Penetanguishene, Ontario.