My brother found a series of six historic postcards all written on by the same person. This fact is deduced from the fact that all the cards bear the same handwriting. This conclusion is substantiated by the fact that all of the cards form part of the same ‘framed’ series of postcards. As none of them were posted he reckons that it was a visitor who bought them instead of taking photos as few people owned cameras in those days. Instead, they added notes to serve as an aide memoir.  It is interesting to see how that person viewed PE at the time.

Main picture: View across Market Square towards Whites Road

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Where the car is turning, the corner is the beginning of Western Road, it is called Prospect Hill, then Whites Road. Then Western Road , all one really. The church is just behind the houses so you can imagine what a steep hill it is.

Baakens Street

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Not bad!
Why was the visitor so impressed?

North Jetty looking towards Jetty Street and Customs House

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Humewood

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Humewood is the “seaside” of P.E. It is really a suburb. People camp here on wooden and canvas bungalows

Redhouse

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This is the intersection of Main and Donkin Streets. On the right is the Armstrong Auctioneers which was previously the New Church. Later it was taken over by the Netherlands Bank.

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You can see how the hill rises from this. It is the street below Main Street.