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Jennie Wade House and Monument, Gettysburg, Pa. [picture postcard]

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Jennie Wade House and Monument, Gettysburg, Pa. [picture postcard ca. 1935-1945].
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  • Jennie Wade House and Monument, Gettysburg, Pa. [picture postcard ca. 1935-1945].
  • Jennie Wade House and Monument, Gettysburg, Pa. [picture postcard ca. 1935-1945].

    Object Details

    Publisher

    Marken & Bielfeld, Inc. (Frederick, Maryland)

    Names

    Wade, Ginnie (or Jennie) (Mary Virginia)

    Series Creator

    Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969

    Series Citation

    Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

    Scope and Contents

    Divided-back, white-border, textured surface postcard, probably ca. 1930-1945. No message on verso.
    sova.nmah.ac.0060.s01.01.civilwar_ref527

    GUID

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep82f58cbee-7ecf-4e83-851f-c3ad744ea11a

    Local Numbers

    AC0060-0001253a.tif (AC Scan No.: image side) AC0060-0001253b.tif (AC Scan No.: verso)

    General

    Civil War Selections from the Archives Center

    Place

    Gettysburg (Pa.)
    United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
    Pennsylvania

    Topic

    Historic sites
    Civil War, 1861-1865
    Monuments -- Pennsylvania

    Publisher

    Marken & Bielfeld, Inc. (Frederick, Maryland)

    See more items in

    Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Civil War
    Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Civil War / Government Records, Business Records, and Other / Civil War

    Sponsor

    Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

    Biographical / Historical

    Jennie (or Ginnie) Wade was the only civilian killed during the Battle of Gettysburg. She was killed in the house's kitchen on the third day of the battle: July 3, 1863. Along with her sister and mother, Jennie helped the Union Army by baking bread and giving water to the troops that passed by the house. (See http://www.graveaddiction.com/jwade.html.)

    Extent

    1 Item (Ink on paper., 3.5" x 5.5".)

    Date

    circa 1935-1945
    circa 1930-1945

    Container

    Box 3, Folder 7

    Archival Repository

    Archives Center, National Museum of American History

    Type

    Archival materials
    Picture postcards
    Postcards

    Series Rights

    Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

    Genre/Form

    Picture postcards -- 1930-1940
    Postcards -- 1930-1940

    Series Restrictions

    Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.
    NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.CivilWar_ref527
    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep82f58cbee-7ecf-4e83-851f-c3ad744ea11a
    NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.CivilWar
    ACAH

    Record ID

    ebl-1562721623870-1562721623913-3

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