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Card, Playing

2012.5.1.1a-bb

Name
Card, Playing - Souvenir of Canada playing Cards Ocean to Ocean Atlantic to Pacific
History Category
Significant Dates
1910-1920
Description
Playing Cards
Deck including the four suits; on the front of each card is a different black and white photographic images featuring outdoor scenes, buildings, monuments, and ships from all over Canada and one blank card and one card with "JOKER" in the top left and bottom right corner, in the center is a maple leaf with a beaver in the centers and the 11 crests from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Yukon and Northwest Territories ; backside of the cards has a gold coloured metallic boarder with image of King George VI with a crown on the top and the crests for the Canada's provinces and territories; sides of cards are gold coloured.
Dimension
Width: 6.2cm | Length: 8.9cm
Catalogue Number
2012.5.1.1a-bb
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