Object Details
- Author
- United States Government Printing Office
- Subject
- Jackson, Andrew 1767-1845
- Jefferson, Thomas
- Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
- White House (Washington, D.C.)
- United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
- United States Treasury Dept Building
- Category
- Historic Images of the Smithsonian
- This postcard is one that was produced by the United States government.
- Summary
- Color postcard of notable sites in Washington, DC. The Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle, is featured in the bottom left-hand corner on the front. Other sites on the front are the Washington Monument, the United States Capitol, the United States Treasury, the White House, and the Andrew Jackson Statue in Lafayette Park. The address side has a picture of Thomas Jefferson on the right and reads "Postal Card - One Cent. United Stastes of America." The postcard is unused.
- Contained within
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 30, Folder: 4A
- Contact information
- Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
- c. 1886-1898
- Standard number
- SIA2013-01127 (front) and SIA2013-01128 (back)
- Restrictions & Rights
- No restrictions
- Type
- Postcard
- Paper
- Physical description
- Number of Images: 2; Color: Color; Size: 5.5w x 3.5h; Type of Image: Postcard; Medium: Paper
- Place
- Washington (D.C.)
- Smithsonian Archives - History Div
- Topic
- Postcard
- National monuments
- Washington Monument (Washington, D.C.)
- Buildings, structures, etc
- Record ID
- siris_sic_13920
