Postcard, Picture

Name/Title

Postcard, Picture

Entry/Object ID

2025.43.2

Scope and Content

Picture postcard of the Chicago Staff Band, c. 1910. The men are wearing band uniforms and holding their brass horns. A small drum is standing on its edge on the left side and the bass drum is standing on the left with the drummer seated behind it. The back of the postcard has a thin dark vertical line separating the correspondence and address sections. An adjoining dark horizontal line separates an upper section where "POST CARD" and the stamp box is printed. The upper corners have scraps of black paper adhered to them. Two handwritten inscriptions read: 1910 / Staff Band Chicago (in blue ink) and This picture was found among souveniers of Mrs. Glen Washburn.

Acquisition

Accession

2025.43

Source or Donor

Washburn, Leroy, Mrs

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Leroy Washburn

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Postcard, Picture

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Height

3-1/8 in

Width

5-7/8 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Chicago Staff Band

Related Entries

Notes

1991.40.3