Picture postcard to Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend
date: label: Date
content: 1914; sent September 1917
name: label: Created by
content: George S. Graves Co., American
label: Received by
content: Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend Sr., American, 1875 - 1959
notes: label: Description
content: A picture postcard addressed to Dr. Arthur M. Townsend. On the front, an image of the Old Bay House in West Springfield, MA with the printed history at the bottom center. The back of the postcard has a vertical line in the center and in the upper left corner is printed text [PHOTO-TYPE / Post Card / By Geo. S. Graves Co., Springfield, Mass. [postage stamp] / FOR ADDRESS]. Over test is the post office postmark [SPRINGFIELD, MASS / SEP 4 / I-30A / 1917]. The handwritten letter invites Dr. Townsend to visit them in Springfield, Massachusetts.
place: label: Place depicted
content: West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Religious leaders
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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: 2011.36.77
objectType: label: Type
content: picture 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 on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)