The Château Frontenac rises like a fairy-tale fortress above the ancient stone streets of Lower Town Quebec City in this atmospheric sepia real-photo postcard — a white-helmeted traffic officer stands sentinel in the foreground while 1930s automobiles and bicycles dot the cobblestone square below, capturing everyday life at the foot of one of Canada's most photographed landmarks. Postmarked Quebec, August 10, 1939 — just weeks before the outbreak of World War II — Ruth dashed off a delighted note to Elizabeth in Youngstown, Ohio, raving about an "excellent" dinner in the coffee shop topped with an English Trifle that tasted "rather like Raspberry shortcake — Delicious!"