Postcard — “Greetings from Massachusetts”

Postcard

The Great Bend Museum

Name/Title

Postcard — “Greetings from Massachusetts”

Entry/Object ID

2026.6.16

Description

Postcard - Front in color — “Greeting from Massachusetts”. Has picture of State Capital Building; “State Capital in Boston”; Picture of State Flower “State Flower the Mayflower or Arbutus”. On Back: Top Left — Blue Print ”Nickname -Bay State; 1940 Population-4,316,721; Area in Sq Miles-8,266; Entered the Union Feb 6, 1788”. Message: “E. M. Murray, Navy 22, c/o F.P.O. New York; 2-16-44; Just looking around. How’s things?? May write later. Got a little trip ahead. Best regards, Elmer”; Right side: Top Corner “Place One Cent Stamp Here - Made in U.S.A. ‘FREE’; POST CARD”; Addressed to Mr. M. J. Click, Ravenswood, W. Va.” Postmark: “Boston Mass. Feb 16 5:30 PM 1944” Dow center in Blue: “Tichnor Quality View, Reg U.S. Pat Off, Made only by Tichnor Bros. Inc. Boston, Mass.

Acquisition

Accession

2026.6

Source or Donor

Tony Icenhower

Postcard Details

Publisher

Tichnor Bros. Inc

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Boston, Mass.

Date Published

Feb 16, 1944