Postcards of Parks and Monuments
Date1905-1940
MediumPhotomechanical prints; colored and black and white printers' inks on postcards
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/2 x 5 1/2in. (8.9 x 14cm) and smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 5 1/2in. (8.9 x 14cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 5 1/2in. (8.9 x 14cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Nancy K. Smith
DescriptionPostcards include images of Beardsley Park and the Barnum Monument at Seaside Park in Bridgeport. There is also an image of the Nathan Hale Monument in South Coventry, and Hanover Park in Meriden. Images from Hartford include the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch, Corning Fountain, and the gardens at Elizabeth Park.
Object number2009.27.240-.247
MarkingsSome postcards bear U. S. Post Office cancellation stamps. Some bear postage stamps.InscribedSome postcards have handwritten messages on the recto or verso.NotesSubject Note: 2009.27.241 is an image of the Nathan Hale Monument in the Nathan Hale Cemetery on Lake Street in South Coventry. The correspondence on the back reads: 8.25.14 / This is great/ country down here. / would like to stay / a month-but will/ have to be going/ home soon. / Mabel
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