Postcard, Picture

Hobby Shop Exhibit, USO Club, Highwood, IL

Hobby Shop Exhibit, USO Club, Highwood, IL

Name/Title

Postcard, Picture

Entry/Object ID

1988.176.124

Scope and Content

Photo postcard. A black and white photo depicts Major Ira Fitzpatrick standing behind a table filled with items made in the hobby shop at the U.S.O. Club in Highwood, Illinois. One display consists of knives and other weapons and another is filled with jewelry. A drawing of a man in uniform hangs above the table. A caption, "Hobby Shop Exhibit, U.S.O. Salvation Army Club - Highwood, Ill" is printed in black on a white band below the photo. The production number, J-13, is printed on the lower right corner. The back of the photo has the publisher's information printed vertically, separating the correspondence and address sections. That text reads: "All Rights Reserved - The L.L. Cook Co., Milwaukee". The company name and address is also stamped in blue across the back: "The L.L. Cook Company, Photo Post Cards, 926 North Jefferson Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin". The stamp box in the upper right corner has a dotted line around the edges with EKC printed across the top line.

Acquisition

Accession

1988.176

Source or Donor

Edwin Denby Memorial Children's Home

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Edwin Denby Memorial Children's Home

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

5-1/2 in

Width

3-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Fitzpatrick, Ira R.

Person or Organization

Central Territory War Services Department

Related Places

Place

City

Highwood

County

Lake County

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

World War II