Picture postcard to Doc Anderson Townsend
date: label: Date
content: July 7, 1916
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Written by
content: Ella McElroy, American, 1864 - 1950
label: Received by
content: Rev. Doc Anderson Townsend, American, 1848 - 1927
label: Subject of
content: Tennessee State University, American, founded 1912
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: A picture postcard sent to Prof. D. A. Townsend from Ella McElroy. On the front, three images from the Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State Normal School in Nashville, Tennessee. The top left photo is captioned “PRESIDENT’S OFFICE’ with a man behind a desk and a woman sitting across from him, the top right photo is captioned “THE FACULTY” of fifteen men and women, and the bottom center photo is captioned “PRESIDENT’S HOME” with the front view of the school’s president’s home. The bottom photo is flanked by a branch with leaves at either side. Printed at the bottom of the front of the post card is [AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. NASHVILLE, TENN.” The back of the post card has correspondence written over [POST CARD / MESSAGE ON THIS SIDE. / FOR ADDRESS ONLY] and a stamp on the upper right corner. McElroy wrote to Townsend wishing him a good recovery.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Winchester, Franklin County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
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: 2011.36.76
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 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. (8.6 x 14 cm)