THE PALISADES

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

THE PALISADES

Entry/Object ID

L.2021.1

Description

Color postcard; front image is of a stretch of the Palisades overlooking the Hudson River; front printed text in red reads "The Palisades, Hudson River."; text printed on back reads "POLY CHROME / TRADE MARK / A N C / NY / GERMANY / 5063 Published by The American News Company New York, / Leipzig, Dresden. / POST CARD"; handwritten message on back reads "Dear Mae: / Try & / come here & spend / the day with me / soon, Are you all / well? The baby is / quite well & very / grand. The weather is / so changeable he catches / so many colds. [???]"; handwritten address reads "Mrs. G. D. Heyde / 75 Post Road / White Plains / N Y."; postmark is from Yonkers, N. Y. and dated 1938; cancelled stamp is a green one cent bearing Benjamin Franklin's likeness.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

The American News Company

Date made

1938

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)

Material

Ink on cardstock

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Mrs. G D Heyde

Notes

Recipient

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Accessioned 2021, acquired earlier

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Collection Manager's Office

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial