117--Washington Monument, Washington, D.C.-Back
=====Message=====
Date: Undated.
Text-in ink: "Hi Marvin,
Landed in Washington D.C. today. Will take in all the government buildings while here. I also visit Mt. Vernon. Hope you can take this trip some day.
Mrs. Kaiser."
Addressee: Marvin Marohl, Burnett R. 1, Wisconsin.
=====Description Information=====
Postcard title: 117--Washington Monument, Washington, D.C.-Back.
Publisher: Curteich Color ceased operation in 1978. All of its holding are currently archived at The Newberry.
Date published: 1932.
Printed text: The Washington Monument at Washington is a stupendous shaft of granite 555 feet 5 1-3 inches in height. It is 55 feet square at the based, 34 feet at the top, and terminates in a pyramid of pure aluminum. The foundation of rock and cement is 36 feed deep, 125 feel square. The cornerstone was laid 1848, the Monument was finished in 1885. It is the highest work of masonry in the world.
Scenic Art Series, B. S. Reynolds Co. Washington, D.C.
Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" Post Card (Reg U.S. Pat. Off).
Postmarked: August 10, 1952. 5pm. Washington, D.C. "Save the Easy Way. Buy U.S. Bonds on Payroll Savings."
Stamp: $0.02 George Washington red.
Postcard period: Linen, 1930-1945
Location found: Online-Ebay.
Date found: December 20, 2020.
Price paid: $0.12
Dimension: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.
Notes: All scans are uploaded as archival quality at 600 dpi with lossless file type, .tiff.
Sources: "Curt Teich Postcard Archives Collection." The Newberry, www.newberry.org/curt-teich-postcard-archives-collection#.... Accessed January 5, 2021.
"Guide to Dating Curt Teich Postcards." The Newberry, www.newberry.org/sites/default/files/researchguide-attach.... Accessed January 6, 2021.
National Park Service. "Washington Monument." History and Culture, 26 Aug, 2019, www.nps.gov/wamo/learn/historyculture/index.htm. Accessed January 6, 2021.
117--Washington Monument, Washington, D.C.-Back
=====Message=====
Date: Undated.
Text-in ink: "Hi Marvin,
Landed in Washington D.C. today. Will take in all the government buildings while here. I also visit Mt. Vernon. Hope you can take this trip some day.
Mrs. Kaiser."
Addressee: Marvin Marohl, Burnett R. 1, Wisconsin.
=====Description Information=====
Postcard title: 117--Washington Monument, Washington, D.C.-Back.
Publisher: Curteich Color ceased operation in 1978. All of its holding are currently archived at The Newberry.
Date published: 1932.
Printed text: The Washington Monument at Washington is a stupendous shaft of granite 555 feet 5 1-3 inches in height. It is 55 feet square at the based, 34 feet at the top, and terminates in a pyramid of pure aluminum. The foundation of rock and cement is 36 feed deep, 125 feel square. The cornerstone was laid 1848, the Monument was finished in 1885. It is the highest work of masonry in the world.
Scenic Art Series, B. S. Reynolds Co. Washington, D.C.
Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" Post Card (Reg U.S. Pat. Off).
Postmarked: August 10, 1952. 5pm. Washington, D.C. "Save the Easy Way. Buy U.S. Bonds on Payroll Savings."
Stamp: $0.02 George Washington red.
Postcard period: Linen, 1930-1945
Location found: Online-Ebay.
Date found: December 20, 2020.
Price paid: $0.12
Dimension: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.
Notes: All scans are uploaded as archival quality at 600 dpi with lossless file type, .tiff.
Sources: "Curt Teich Postcard Archives Collection." The Newberry, www.newberry.org/curt-teich-postcard-archives-collection#.... Accessed January 5, 2021.
"Guide to Dating Curt Teich Postcards." The Newberry, www.newberry.org/sites/default/files/researchguide-attach.... Accessed January 6, 2021.
National Park Service. "Washington Monument." History and Culture, 26 Aug, 2019, www.nps.gov/wamo/learn/historyculture/index.htm. Accessed January 6, 2021.