Here are some short forms that occur on photographs and the regions they refer to:
Short Form | Meaning | Dates Used | |
Alta | Alberta, Canada | after 1905 (NWT before) | |
Ariz | Arizona, USA | ||
B C | British Columbia | colony to 1871, then Canada | |
Calif | California, USA | ||
C E | Canada East | 1841-1867, then Quebec, Canada | |
Colo | Colorado, USA | ||
Con | Connecticut, USA | ||
C W | Canada West | 1841-1867, then Ontario, Canada | |
Del | Delaware, USA | ||
Fla | Florida, USA | ||
Ill | Illinois, USA | ||
Ind | Indiana, USA | ||
Ken | Kentucky, USA | ||
Man | Manitoba, Canada | from 1870 (Red River Settlement before) | |
Mass | Massachusetts, USA | ||
Mld | Maryland, USA | ||
Mich | Michigan, USA | ||
Minn | Minnesota, USA | ||
Miss | Mississippi, USA | ||
N B | New Brunswick | colony to 1867, then Canada | |
N C | North Carolina, USA | ||
N D | North Dakota, USA | ||
Neb | Nebraska, USA | ||
Nev | Nevada, USA | ||
Nfld | Newfoundland | colony to 1949, then Canada | |
N H | New Hampshire, USA | ||
N M | New Mexico, USA | ||
N S | Nova Scotia | colony to 1867, then Canada | |
N S W | New South Wales, Australia | ||
N W T | Northwest Territories, Canada | at one time, most of western and northern Canada | |
N Y | New York (state), USA | ||
Okla | Oklahoma, USA | ||
Ont | Ontario, Canada | after 1867 | |
Ore | Oregon, USA | ||
P E I | Prince Edward Island | colony to 1873, then Canada | |
Penn | Pennsylvania, USA | ||
PQ | Province de Quebec, Canada | after 1867 | |
Que | Quebec, Canada | after 1867 | |
R I | Rhode Island, USA | ||
Sask | Saskatchewan, Canada | after 1905 (NWT before) | |
S C | South Carolina, USA | ||
S D | South Dakota, USA | ||
Tenn | Tennessee, USA | ||
Tex | Texas, USA | ||
Vmt | Vermont, USA | ||
Wash | Washington (state), USA | ||
Wash, D C | Washington (city), District of Columbia, USA | ||
W V | West Virginia, USA | ||
Wisc | Wisconsin, USA | ||
Wyo | Wyoming, USA |