Postcard of Main Street
date: label: Date made
content: 1920s
notes: label: Description
content: Postcards, once used as souvenirs, now help us reflect on what a small part of Main Street America used to look like. As highways spread across the nation, Main Street views like this changed and in some cases disappeared as travelers were diverted to roadside eateries away from small towns.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Photographic History
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content: Food
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content: Photography
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content: Transportation
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Edith B. and Frederick R. Bell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1986.3048.1587
label: nonaccession number
content: 1986.3048
label: catalog number
content: 1986.3048.1587
objectType: label: Object Name
content: postcard
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9.6 cm x 14 cm; 3 3/4 in x 5 1/2 in