Greetings from Connecticut
PrinterPrinted by
Colourpicture Publishers, Inc.
American
PublisherPublished by
Book & Tackle
American
Date1965-1969
MediumPhotomechanical print; colored printer's inks on postcard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image 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)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 5 1/2in. (8.9 x 14cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionSmall vignettes depicting products and activities are scattered about a map of Connecticut. These include a couple in a convertible, a tobacco leaf, a peach, a Holstein cow, a couple in a canoe, a bell, a bucket, a sailor, a sailboat, golfers, bathers, and a young man and a young woman in mortarboards. A spray of mountain laurel is at the left.
Object number2009.347.0
InscribedOn recto, in printer's ink, "Greetings / from / CONNECTICUT". Other inscriptions include names of towns, institutions, roads, and products. At left, "STATE FLOWER / MOUNTAIN LAUREL".On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesCartographic Note: No scale
Date Note: Zipcodes, which appear in the addresses on the postcard, were introduced in 1963. The Connecticut Turnpike, which appears as complete on the postcard, was completed in 1964. The automobile depicted on the card plus the overall style of the card suggest a date in the 1960s. (Finlay 11/25/2009)
Collections
- Maps and Charts: Finding Your Place in Connecticut History
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