Union Station
No. 184
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
No. 185
University of Toronto
No. 137
Arthur Strauss Inc. was a New York-based publisher who extended their coverage to Canadian cards. According to the Metropolitan Postcard Club of New York City, the company published cards from 1900 to 1905. Most of the cards by Arthur Strauss feature American locales in a number of different series. The series published in Toronto shown below featured a patriotic British Red Ensign flag entwined with maple leaves. and bore the the inscription “Arthur Strauss Inc., Publishers, Toronto, Canada”.
Another Canadian series featured a crest and a Red Ensign flag and the inscription “Arthur Strauss Inc., Publishers, New York”. A series published in New York with Canadian scenes appears to have been sold and used in both the USA and Canada. Strauss cards also exist published in Niagara Falls, N.Y. A series bearing crossed US and Canadian flags may also have been intended for a cross-border audience.
All of the Toronto area cards shown here used photos from Galbraith Photo Co.
As a footnote, the Canadian Red Ensign was used as early as 1868 on an informal basis. Despite its lack of official status, the Red Ensign flew over the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa until 1904 when it was replaced by the Union Jack.
Whirlpool, Niagara Falls
No. 121
Riverdale Park
No. 190
Toronto City Hall
No. 189
Arthur Strauss Inc. Publishers, Toronto
Red Ensign and B&W Maple Leaves Series
Arthur Strauss Inc. Publishers, New York
Flag, Crest and Maple Leaves Series
Toronto General Hospital
No. 187
Armouries
No. 186
Place D’Armes
No. 217
Notre Dame Tower
No. 215
Post Office
No. 188
Osgoode Hall
No. 138
Lake Front, Toronto
No. 183
City Hall, Montreal
No. 212
Canadian Pacific RR Stn
No. 214
Parliament Bldgs, Toronto
Prospect Point
No. 167
Court House, Montreal
No. 213
Harbor from Custom House
No. 220
Niagara Falls General View
No. 101
Horse Shoe from Goat Is.
No. 117
Gorge, Niagara Falls
No. 120
Victoria Square
No. 221
Dominion Square
No. 218
Legend of the White Canoe
No. 170
City Hall, Toronto
Horse Shoe from Goat Is.
No. 118
American Falls, Niagara
No publisher attribution
Red Ensign and B&W Maple Leaves Series
Arthur Strauss Inc. Publishers, New York
Red Ensign and Coloured Maple Leaves Series
Arthur Strauss Inc. Publishers, New York
Old Glory & Red Ensign Series
General View
Rock of Ages
Corsican in Lachine Rapids
No. 219
Note that following the Toronto Series, card no. 191 starts the Thousand Islands Series, followed by the Rainbow City Series, (both shown on this page), leading into the Montreal Series shown immediately below.
Gorge, Niagara Falls
For additional Arthur Strauss postcards showing postcards featuring scenes from border areas, often sold and postally used in Canada, see this page.
American Falls
No. 115
Rock of Ages, Cave of Winds
No. 116
Prospect Point
No. 167
Legend of the White Canoe
No. 170
General View
No. 173
Card Back
General View from Canadian Side
No. 169
General View
No. 133
Legend of the White Canoe
Horseshoe Falls from
Goat Island
American Falls
No. 136
Victoria Bridge Montreal
No. 216
Niagara Falls General View
No. 134
