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Greetings from Boston, welcome home, old home week, July 28-Aug. 3, 1907

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Date

1907

GUSN

GUSN-320895

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Description

Postcard with color illustrations referencing nicknames for Boston including a woman dressed in Greek robes depicting Boston as the "Athens of America" who holds a spoked wheel alluding to Boston as the "Hub of the Universe." Other color illustrations symbolizing Boston include the City of Boston seal, a beanpot, books and artist supplies; the Massachusetts State House, and the Bunker Hill Monument.

Details

Descriptive Terms

symbols
seals (artifacts)
exterior views
capitols
palettes (painting equipment)
picture postcards
postcards

Physical Description

1 postcard : color illustration

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

Oct. 1, 1913

Reference Code

PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.0140.001

Credit Line

Anonymous, October 1, 1913.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Charlestown (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Beacon Hill (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Robbins Bros. Co. (Boston, Mass.) (Publisher)

Material Type

picture postcards
postcards

Subjects

Bunker Hill Monument (Charlestown, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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