Postcards Box 3
Displaying 1 - 50 of 190
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| 1 | 2004.8.9.1.17 | Postcard | Shows bronze head of a man with a beard, in the Roman style. Caption on back reads "NY Carlsberg, Glyptotek,Kobenhavn/ Kejser Septimius Sevenis/Romersk, ca 193-211." Addressed to David & Marianna Delafield, Cedar Falls, IA. Color: OR,WH,GR |
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| 2 | 2004.8.9.1.18 | Postcard | Shows a classical painting of the Madonna and child, surrounded by saints. Caption on back reads "Piero della Francesca/ La madonna coi Bambino, Santi Angeli e il Duca/ Di Montefeitro, Orante/ Milano, Pinacoteca de Brera." Unused. Color: WH,GR,PR |
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| 3 | 2004.8.9.1.3 | Postcard | Colored. "Firenze." Shows nude statue holding a sword. A painting is hanging on back wall next to a figure of a head. Chair is located on bottom left. Back covered with writing and stamps on upper right. Color: ML |
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| 4 | 2004.8.9.2.10 | Postcard | Shows a flower garden with a house to the right. Caption at bottom reads "Mount Vernon, Va. Flower Garden.'' Back of card reads "c. 1926 by the Mount Vernon Association." Color: GR,RD,WH |
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| 5 | 2004.8.9.2.11 | Postcard | Shows a brick tomb with two marble pillars in front. Caption at bottom reads "Mount Vernon, Va. Tomb of Washington .'' Back of card reads "c. 1926 by the Mount Vernon Association." Color: GR,WH |
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| 6 | 2004.8.9.2.12 | Postcard | Shows an 18th century room with a large wooden table as the focal point. An ornate fireplace is to the left. Caption at bottom reads "Mount Vernon, Va. Banquet Hall." Back of card reads "c. 1926 by the Mount Vernon Association." Color: BR,TN |
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| 7 | 2004.8.9.2.13 | Postcard | Shows a family dining room from Mount Vernon. Shows 18th century furniture and a firecase to the right. Caption at bottom reads "Mount Vernon. Family Dining Room." Back of card reads "c. 1926 by the Mount Vernon Association." Color: WH,GD |
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| 8 | 2004.8.9.2.14 | Postcard | Shows Mount Vernon house and lawn. Caption at bottom reads "Mount Vernon, VA. East Front." Back of card reads "c. 1926 by the Mount Vernon Association." Color: WH,GD |
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| 9 | 2004.8.9.2.15 | Postcard | Shows a white summer house with red roof. Summer house surrounded by trees and a river in the background. Caption at bottom reads "Mount Vernon, Va." and "Summer House." Back of card reads "c. 1926 by the Mount Vernon Association." Color: GR,WH |
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| 10 | 2004.8.9.2.16 | Postcard | Shows a sitting room with 18th century furniture. Caption at bottom reads "Mount Vernon, Va." and "Mrs. Washington's Sitting Room.." Back of card reads "c. 1926 by the Mount Vernon Association." Color: WH,GY |
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| 11 | 2004.8.9.2.17 | Postcard | Shows a room with 18th century furniture. Caption at bottom reads "Mount Vernon, Va." and "West Parlor." Back of card reads "c. 1926 by the Mount Vernon Association." Color: WH,GR |
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| 12 | 2004.8.9.2.18 | Postcard | Shows Mount Vernon viewed from the entrance road. Caption at bottom reads "Mount Vernon, Va." and "Bowling Greeen Entrance." Back of card reads "c. 1926 by the Mount Vernon Association." Color: GR,TN |
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| 13 | 2004.8.9.2.19 | Postcard | Shows an entrance hall with open staircase. Caption at bottom reads "Mount Vernon, Va." and "Main Hall." Back of card reads "c. 1926 by the Mount Vernon Association." Color: TN,WH |
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| 14 | 2004.8.9.2.20 | Postcard | Shows a library furnished with 18th century furniture. Caption at bottom reads "Mount Vernon, Va." and "Library." Back of card reads "c. 1926 by the Mount Vernon Association." Color: WH,BK |
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| 15 | 2004.8.9.2.21 | Postcard | Shows a four-poster bed and area rugs on the floor. Caption at bottom reads "Mount Vernon, Va." and "Room in which Mrs. Washington died." Back of card reads "c. 1926 by the Mount Vernon Association." Color: WH,BR |
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| 16 | 2004.8.9.2.22 | Postcard | Shows a bedroom with a four-poster bed and a wing chair. Caption at bottom reads "Mount Vernon, Va." and "The Washington Bedroom." Back of card reads "c. 1926 by the Mount Vernon Association." Color: WH |
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| 17 | 2004.8.9.2.23 | Postcard | Shows famous picture the "Beata Beatrix," which shows a young woman in medieval clothing seated and in prayer. Back reads "Beata Beatrix (Veni Sponsa de Libano/ Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882)/ Charles L. Hutchinson Bequest/ The Art Institute of Chicago." Color: GR,GD |
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| 18 | 2004.8.9.2.24 | Postcard | Shows an image of the painting "Mahana no Atua (Days of the God)" by Paul Gaugin which shows a nude woman wading her feet in a pool of water consisting of blocks of color. Two other nude figures lie on either side of her and other figures walk in the background. The scene is set in a colorful island landscape. Text on the right hand side reads "Collotype by Max Jaffe, Vienna, Austria." Text on the back reads "Mahana no Atua (Days of the God)/ Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903)/ (Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial)/ The Art Institute of Chicago" |
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| 19 | 2004.8.9.2.25 | Postcard | Shows famous picture the "Creation of Eve," which shows a man with a beard holding a nude woman (Eve) while a nude man (Adam) lies on the ground. Back reads " Art Institute of Chicago/ Permanent Collections of Works of Art/ Current Exhibitions - School of Art Institute. Ryerson Library (of books/on art). Art Lecture Series/ Art Institute Extension." Also "Creation of Eve/ Paolo Cagliari (Veronese) Venetian, 1528-1588/ Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Worcester Collection." ." Color: BL, WH |
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| 20 | 2004.8.9.2.28 | Postcard | Shows scene of the interior of a museum which has large glass cases holding artifacts. Upper right corner reads "Interior, Carnegie Museum. Pittsburgh, Pa." Lower left corner reads "Archeological Exhibits." Back reads "Pittsburgh Promotes Progress." Color: BR,WH |
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| 21 | 2004.8.9.2.29 | Postcard | Shows scene of the interior of a museum which has large glass cases holding costumes. Upper right corner reads "Interior, Carnegie Museum. Pittsburgh, Pa." Lower left corner reads "Gallery of Ethnology." Back reads "Pittsburgh Promotes Progress." Color: BR,WH |
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| 22 | 2004.8.9.2.3 | Postcard | Print of a statue of a lion and unicorn holding a coat of arms. Bottom of the statue reads "Dieu et Mon Droit." Picture tinted green and yellow. Top of postcard has caption "Interior of Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA." Back of post card also has a caption located in the upper left corner, "Coat of Arms of William and Mary/ (1695)/ Marked the pew of the colonial Governors/ for 80 Years." Color: YL,GR |
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| 23 | 2004.8.9.2.30 | Postcard | Shows scene of the interior of a museum's paleontology collection.. Upper right corner reads "Interior, Carnegie Museum. Pittsburgh, Pa." Lower left corner reads "Gallery of Vertebrates." Back reads "Pittsburgh Promotes Progress." Color: BR,WH |
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| 24 | 2004.8.9.2.33 | Postcard | Shows scene of the staircase in the Carnegie Museum. Upper right reads "Interior Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, Pa." Lower left reads "Alexander Hall.'' Back reads "Pitsburgh Promotes Progress." Color: WH,TN |
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| 25 | 2004.8.9.2.34 | Postcard | Shows art print by Renoir, with two men and one woman sitting at a table with a river scene in the background. Back reads "Breakfast by the River/ Renoir (1841 - 1919)/ Palmer Collection/ The Art Institute of Chicago.'' Color: GR,WH |
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| 26 | 2004.8.9.2.35 | Postcard | Shows art print of Christ ascending on a cloud to heaven, while five men and an angel are on the ground in various poses. Back reads "The Resurrection/ Caravaggio School/ Italian XVII C.' The Charles and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection. The Art Institute of Chicago.'' Color: BK,WH |
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| 27 | 2004.8.9.2.36 | Postcard | Shows a scene of a statue of a nude man carrying a nude woman while another woman cradles the head of the one being carried. Caption at bottom reads ''The Art Institute of Chicago. The First Burial. Louis Barnas." Color: BK,WH |
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| 28 | 2004.8.9.2.37 | Postcard | Shows a statue on display at The Art Institute of Chicago. Represents a smal child. Back reads "The Sandman's Trail/ by Bessie Potter Vonnoh, American, 1872-/ Bronze Statue." Color: BK,WH |
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| 29 | 2004.8.9.2.38 | Postcard | Shows picture of stone buildings with a horse and carriage on the street. Back reads "The Reform Club, PALL MALL, London/ Charcoal Sketch/ by F. Hopkinson Smith, American, 1838-1915.'' Color: BK,WH |
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| 30 | 2004.8.9.2.39 | Postcard | Shows picture of a pasture with a few trees and a farm in the distance. Back reads at bottom left "After a Summer Shower/ by George Inness, American, 1823-1894." Color: BK,WH |
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| 31 | 2004.8.9.2.47 | Postcard | Shows interior of a church with numbered, enclosed pews. Floor covering is green tinted. Caption at top reads "Interior of Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA." Back has caption on the left reading "Washington's Pew No. 58. The first President of the United States worshipped here/ from 1790-1707. Philadelphia being then the/ Capitol of the nation." Color: BL,WH |
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| 32 | 2004.8.9.2.48 | Postcard | Shows a scene of the interior of a museum, with glass display cases. Caption at top reads "Interior, Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, Pa." Caption at bottom reads "Hall of Bronzes." Color: GR,BR |
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| 33 | 2004.8.9.2.49 | Postcard | Shows scene of a foyer. Gold accents decorate the ceiling; marble tiles are on the floor. Caption at top reads "Interior, Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, Pa." Caption at bottom reads "The Foyer." Back of card reads "Pittsbrugh Promotes Progress." Color: GR,BR |
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| 34 | 2004.8.9.2.50 | Postcard | Shws interior of a church with pews and balcony. Caption at top reads "Interior, Christ Church, Philadelphia, Pa." Back also has caption, paritally unreadable due to damage. |
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| 35 | 2004.8.9.2.51 | Postcard | Shows a stone church and the grounds with two cannons and a stone fence. Caption at top reads "Founded by the Rev. W. Herbert Burk, D. D.: Caption at bottom reads "Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge, Pa." Color: BL,GY,GR |
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| 36 | 2004.8.9.2.52 | Postcard | Shows interior of a church, with the back and pews leading to the pulpit view. Caption at top reads, "Founded by the Rev. W. Herbert Burk, D. D." Bottom reads "Interior Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge, Pa." Color: GY,GR,WH |
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| 37 | 2004.8.9.2.54 | Postcard | Shows mural with nine men dressed in white robes. Eight of them appear to be listening to the other. Caption at bottom reads " Oral Tradition. Mural Decoration by John W. Alexander, Library of Congress, Washington, D. C." Back reads "Phostint." Color: GR,WH |
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| 38 | 2004.8.9.2.55 | Postcard | Shows mural with man in medieval dress holding a piece of paper while another looks on. Another man is to the right. Ca;ption at bottom reads "The Printing Press. Mural decoration by John W. Alexander, Library of Congress." Caption on back reads "Phostint." Color: GR,WH |
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| 39 | 2004.8.9.2.56 | Postcard | Shows scene from a mural of a man watching over herd of cattle. Tinted pink. Caption at bottom reads "Lunette... Herding... State Capitol, Des Moines, by Kenneth Cox/ Chas. E. Haynie Publisher, Des Moines, Iowa." Color: PK,WH |
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| 40 | 2004.8.9.2.57 | Postcard | Shows scene from mural of a Native American with a wolf headdress, sitting on the ground with a dog beside him. Tinted yellow. Caption at bottom reads "Lunette ...Hunting ... State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa. By Kenyon Cox." Color: YL, WH |
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| 41 | 2004.8.9.2.58 | Postcard | Shows scene from a mural of two individuals painting or writing on an animal skin. Caption at bottom reads "Pictograph. Mural Decoration by John W. Alexander, Library of congress." Color: BR,WH |
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| 42 | 2004.8.9.2.59 | Postcard | Shows scene from a reproduction of a painting that seems to show a split open carcass of an animal (?) in the middle and a figure holding a black umbrella. Caption on back reads "Francis Bacon (1910);/ Painting (1996) Peinture/ the Museum of Modern Art, New York." Color: PR,BK,WH |
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| 43 | 2004.8.9.2.61 | Postcard | Shows replica of a famous picture, a young girl in Victorian dress in a garden with a watering can. Caption on back reads "A Girl with a Watering Can National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C. (Chester Dale Collection)/ Auguste Renoir (1841 - 1919). Also has a biographical paragraph on the artist. Color: BL,GR,WH |
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| 44 | 2004.8.9.2.62 | Postcard | Shows an art work with a man with a beard, holding a banner. Glossy, in black and white. No caption. Color: BK,WH |
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| 45 | 2004.8.9.2.63 | Postcard | Shows three pottery vessels with designs on them. Caption reads "Prehistoric Pitchers from Pueblo Bonito, New Mexico." Color: BK,WH |
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| 46 | 2004.8.9.2.64 | Postcard | Shows art work by Wasely Kandinsky, different shapes in different colors. Back reads "Study for Improvisation V, 1910/ Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce B. Dayton, 1967/ the Mineapolis Institute of Arts." Has typed message addressed to David Delafield, from John Loeb. Color: PR,BL,YL,WH |
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| 47 | 2004.8.9.2.65 | Postcard | Folding panel of six cards with two different pictures on the front and back. Pictures are scenes from Tucson, AZ. Front of panel reads "Mission San Xavier del BAC/ Tucson, Arizona." Inside flap has four paragraphs describing the mission. Color: WH,BL,TN |
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| 48 | 2004.8.9.2.67 | Postcard | Shows 17th century picture of a man in cardinal's robes, seated on a chair. Caption on back reads "El Greco/ Cardinal don Fernando Nino de Guevara/ The Metropolitan Museum of Art." Color: RD,BR,TN |
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| 49 | 2004.8.9.2.68 | Postcard | Shows painting of a man holding up a small child. Other people surround him. Back has caption "Emil Nolde 1867-1956 - Christus und die Kinder/ Gemalde 1910 - Museum of Modern Art, New York Alle rechte - copyright by Stiftung Seebull A. u. G. Nolde." Color: BL,GR,YL |
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| 50 | 2004.8.9.2.71 | Postcard | Shows embroidery in the shape of birds and animals. Caption at bottom reads "Brocade. Italian or/ Sicilian, XII Century. 2417/ The Metropolitan Museum of Art." Color: BK,WH |
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