Name/Title
PostcardDescription
Hand-colored postcard of the Whittier Birthplace and John Greenleaf Whittier. The Whittier Birthplace is in the center with a wooden bridge and road in the foreground. There are trees with green and red leaves in front of the house and behind it. Part of the barn can be seen in the far right-hand side. An oval portrait of Whittier as an older man is in the upper left-hand corner wearing a black and grey jacket. Text underneath the portrait reads [John Greenleaf Whittier]. Text at the very top right reads [Poet Whittier's Birthplace, Built 1688, Haverhill, Mass.]. There is a production number in the bottom right-hand corner. On the back of the postcard, there are publisher and printer's marks, handwritten address and correspondence, a cancellation stamp, and a 1¢ postage stamp. The postcard has been used.Subject Person/Organization
John Greenleaf WhittierSubject Place
Location
Whittier BirthplaceCity
Haverhill, MassachusettsRegion
NortheastContinent
North AmericaCollection
Postcard CollectionPostcard Details
Series
C.T. American ArtPublisher
Louis Pearl, Curt Teich & CoPlace Published
City
Lawrence, Massachusetts, Chicago, IllinoisRegion
NortheastContinent
North AmericaTime Period
20th CenturyPostmark
Date and Time of Postmark
June 21, 1947 at 5:30 PMPostmark Place
City
Farmington, New HampshireRegion
NortheastContinent
North AmericaStamp
Green 1¢ stamp of a side profile of George WashingtonAddressee
Name
Miss Beth HuntleyAddress
City
Sherman MillsState/Province
MaineCountry
United StatesPrimary Language
EnglishNotes
Production number: 16975-NDimensions
Width
3-1/2 inLength
5-1/2 inProvenance
Notes
Donated by Richard K. and Yvonne H. Tracy
Addressed to Miss Beth Huntley (Sherman Mills, ME)