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Photographer
E.L. Crandall
Sender
Illegible [Washington, District of Columbia, United States]
Recipient
Miss Ida Garth [St. Joseph, Missouri, United States]
Postmark
1938-09-08
Caption
The Washington Cathedral of S.S. Peter and Paul at Night, Washington, D.C. Mt. St. Alban, now building, will fulfill George Washington's dream of "a church for national purposes." The area and elevation of the Cathedral Close are the same as Soloman's Temple Plateau above Jerusalem. Length 500 feet, height 262 feet. The Cathedral is now the last resting place of the late Woodrow Wilson.
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 Boughton Robbins Company in Spokane, Washington. The postcard features a photograph by E.L. Crandall.
Condition
Used
Language of Message
English
Language of Postcard
English
Location
United States–Washington D.C.
Publisher
B.S. Reynolds Co.
Printer
Boughton Robbins 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
D-21
Publisher Series
Scenic Art Series, No. 130
Postcard Collection Number
Washington DC-10
Digital Collection
San Diego College for Women Linen Postcard Collection
Digital Publisher
Copley Library, University of San Diego
Date Digitized
2013
Image File Size
244 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-10A
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
Washington National Cathedral (Washington, D.C.), Cathedrals, Historic Sites