Postcard to Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend from Willa Ann Hadley Townsend
date: label: Date
content: March 30, 1916
name: label: Printed by
content: Walker's Post Card Shop, American
label: Written by
content: Willa Ann Hadley Townsend, American, 1880 - 1947
label: Received by
content: Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend Sr., American, 1875 - 1959
notes: label: Description
content: A postcard sent to Dr. Arthur M. Townsend from his wife, Willa A. Townsend. The front of the postcard carries a printed tribute to fathers titled "Dad, Here's to You." The back of the postcard is used, with the black printed text [POSTCARD[feather]] at the top center and a vertical dividing the printed text [CORRESPONDENCE] on the left and [ADDRESS] on the right. In the handwritten correspondence, Willa tells her husband she just arrived in Huntingdon, Tennessee and wishes him well. In the upper right quadrant is a postmark and a green stamp.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place captured
content: Huntingdon, Carroll County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Fatherhood
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.36.74
objectType: label: Type
content: postcards
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink and graphite on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)