Postcard to David Baldwin from James Baldwin
date: label: Date
content: January 1960
name: label: Written by
content: James Baldwin, American, 1924 - 1987
label: Received by
content: David Baldwin, American
notes: label: Description
content: Postcard from James Baldwin to his brother, David Baldwin, torn with the date address obscured. The message is asking David to wire James $50 to the S.S. Cristoforo Colombo. The ruins of the Macellum in Pompeii are depicted on the front of the postcard.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place depicted
content: Pompeii, Napoli, Italy, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Communication
label: Topic
content: Literature
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.99.7
objectType: label: Type
content: postcards
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: paper (fiber product) and ink
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 4 1/16 x 5 3/4 in. (10.3 x 14.6 cm)