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A vertical colour photographic view of King Street in Sherbrooke, looking up the broad hill along a flower-planted central median to the bronze War Memorial at the top. A road sign in the foreground points to Montreal (Route 1), Quebec (Route 5) and the U.S.A. (Route 5), and 1940s and 1950s cars are parked along the right side in front of brick buildings with bay windows.The back is a Post Card back captioned Sherbrooke, Que. Canada, King Street with War Memorial, numbered C251, with a vertical Publisher: P. E. Genest Enr., Sherbrooke, Que. imprint, a Plasticolor by Carle\'s, Montreal, Que. line, Color by Michel Photo and a Printed in Canada seal. It bears a violet four-cent Queen Elizabeth II stamp with a bilingual slogan cancel urging parents to protect their child\'s vision, and a short French message dated at Sherbrooke on August 2, 1957, addressed to Manchester, New Hampshire.Period: circa 1955.Publisher / series: P. E. Genest Enr., Sherbrooke; Plasticolor by Carle\'s, Montreal, no. C251; colour by Michel PhotoPostally used: Yes, posted with a four-cent Queen Elizabeth II stamp and a bilingual protect your child\'s vision slogan cancel; message dated August 2, 1957Condition: A crease running from the upper right corner of the front, light corner wear and general handling; no tears or holes visible.Manuscript text (summary): A short French note to friends dated Sherbrooke, August 2, 1957, saying they have had very good weather and are enjoying themselves, signed with initials and surname.Reference : 20261006-3-10136-78/100
