Postcard to Paula Baldwin from James Baldwin
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1966
name: label: Written by
content: James Baldwin, American, 1924 - 1987
label: Received by
content: Paula Baldwin Whaley, American
notes: label: Description
content: A handwritten postcard from James Baldwin to his sister, Paula Baldwin in which James tells his sister that he has "got some rest, gained some weight, [and is] ready to start again." The front of the postcard depicts the Fatih Mosque in Istanbul.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place depicted
content: Istanbul, Marmara, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
label: Place depicted
content: Bronx, 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
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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: 2011.99.49
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: H x W: 3 3/4 × 5 3/4 in. (9.5 × 14.6 cm)