Title

Base of Brock's Monument Niagara River in Distance Queenston Heights Canada

Description

Close-up view of one corner of the base of Brock's Monument ; square plinth base with columns at each corner ; another column rests on the plinth itself ; stone lions sit at each corner of the base ; on the column facing is a replica of what may be the General wearing the elaborate uniform that he is usually depicted wearing but bearing a great resemblance to a roman centurion ; some of the base is covered in ivy and small bushes and trees are around the base ; people in far distance left looking out to the lower Niagara River ; title in red print centered at top of card ; crest of the British Empire reading "On whose Dominions the sun never sets" top left corner ;

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=302710

Type

Still Image

Extent

13.60 x 8.75 cm

Medium

Colour postcard

Is Part Of

Postcard Collection

Date

ca 1912

Subject

Monuments

Parks

Queenston Heights

Publisher

F H Leslie Limited Niagara Falls ; printed in Leipzig Saxony ;

Spatial Coverage

Canada - Ontario - Queenston

Source

Niagara Falls (Ont.) Public Library

number

D423243

D423243A

Format

Colour postcard

Colour postcard

Date Created

2008-12-06

Date Modified

2008-12-07