Postcard to Berdis Baldwin from James Baldwin
date: label: Date
content: July 14, 1969
name: label: Written by
content: James Baldwin, American, 1924 - 1987
label: Received by
content: Berdis Baldwin, American
notes: label: Description
content: A handwritten postcard from James Baldwin to his mother, Berdis Baldwin, written while on a Pan Am flight to Istanbul. The postcard is postmarked July 14, 1969. The front of the postcard depicts "A view of Paris and the River Seine."
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place depicted
content: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
label: Place collected
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: Literature
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
label: Exhibition
content: Making a Way Out of No Way
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
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: 2011.99.50
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: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)