Name/Title
PostcardDescription
Black and white photographic postcard of John Greenleaf Whittier, the Whittier Birthplace, the Amesbury Friends' Meeting House, Whittier's grave, and Whittier's library. In the center of the postcard is an oval portrait of Whittier as an older man, wearing a dark jacket, white shirt, and dark bow tie. On the top left is a photograph of the Birthplace, with the south side facing, a tree to the right, a shrub on the left, and a road in the foreground. Text underneath the photograph reads [WHITTIER'S BIRTHPLACE, HAVERHILL, MASS.]. On the top right is a photograph of the Friends' Meeting House with trees lining the right side of the road. Text underneath the photograph reads [FRIENDS' MEETING-HOUSE, AMESBURY, MASS.]. On the bottom left is a photograph of Whittier's grave inside of a graveyard. Text underneath the photograph reads [WHITTIER'S GRAVE IN UNION CEMETERY, AMESBURY MASS.]. On the bottom right is a photograph of Whittier's library in his Amesbury house, with his desk on the right, the fireplace in the middle, and his chair on the right. Behind the chair is a shelf full of books. Text underneath the photograph reads [WHITTIER'S LIBRARY IN HOME, AMESBURY, MASS.]. On the back of the postcard is a generic stamp box. The postcard has not been used and there are no inscriptions besides the inventory number.Collection
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3-1/2 inLength
5-1/2 inProvenance
Notes
Donated by Richard K. and Yvonne H. Tracy