Postcard of Washington Monument during Cherry Blossom Time

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Object Details

Author

Curt Teich & Co

B.S. Reynolds Co. Washington, DC

Summary

Color postcard of the Washington Monument with the Cherry Blossoms in bloom. The monument is visible in the background across the Potomac River. The Cherry Blossom trees line the right side of the card, curving towards the monument. The postcard is unused, and its front has a white border.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 84, Folder: 29

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1934

Standard number

SIA2013-06677 (front) and SIA2013-06678 (back)

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Postcard

Linen

Physical description

Number of Images: 2; Color: Color; Size: 5.5w x 3.5h; Type of Image: Postcard; Medium: Linen

Place

Washington (D.C.)

Japan

Potomac River

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Postcard

National monuments

Washington Monument (Washington, D.C.)

Flowers

Trees

Cherry blossoms

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_13918