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Sender
Ivary [Washington, District of Columbia, United States]
Recipient
Miss May Clarke [St. Joseph, Missouri, United States]
Postmark
1937-10-15
Caption
The Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C. The Folger Shakespeare Library – The Folger Library was bequeathed to the Trustees of Amherst College by Henry Clay Folger of the Amherst Class of 1879, and has a $10,000,000 endowment fund. The white marble building is a treasure house; within the protecting walls is the "finest collection of Shakespeariana the world has known," including more the 70,000 volumes, as well as pictures and other relics.
Physical Description
One linen postcard with a divided back. The postcard was published by the B.S. Reynolds Company in Washington, D.C. and printed by the Metropolitan Post Card Company in Everett, Massachusetts.
Condition
Used
Language of Message
English
Language of Postcard
English
Location
United States–Washington D.C.
Publisher
B.S. Reynolds Co.
Printer
Metropolitan Post Card Co.
Printing Process
Chromolithography
Technique
Artist rendering
Date Issued
1930-1955
Object Type
Postcard
Object Size
14 X 09 cm
Original Collection
San Diego College for Women Postcard Collection
Print Series
39686
Publisher Series
M523
Postcard Collection Number
Washington DC-05
Digital Collection
San Diego College for Women Linen Postcard Collection
Digital Publisher
Copley Library, University of San Diego
Date Digitized
2013
Image File Size
235 KB
Image Format
Image/Jpeg
Repository
Special Collections. Copley Library, University of San Diego
Image File Location
Cop-Darc\Postcards\Linen Postcards\Washington DC\DC-05A
Copyright
This postcard may be protected by copyright law. It is being made available for non-commercial, personal, educational, and research use only. It is the responsibility of the user to locate and obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) or heirs for any other use.
Keywords
Folger Shakespeare Library (Washington, DC), Libraries, Historic Sites