Postcard, "Court of Reflections and Arch of Triumph, California World's Fair on San Francisco Bay," 1939

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Artifact Overview

Postcards from the 1939 San Francisco World's Fair depicted colorful images of exposition buildings or other scenes that you could only see at the fair. Many fairgoers bought them to mail to friends or family. Others saved them as an inexpensive souvenir that served as a reminder of their time at the fair.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Postcard

Date Made

1939

Subject Date

1939

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

85.127.819.3

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Estate of Stanley H. Cousineau.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in

Inscriptions

On front: COURT OF REFLECTIONS AND ARCH OF TRIUMPH, CALIFORNIA WORLD'S FAIR ON SAN FRANCISCO BAY 179 | 9A-H492 On back: Looking east from the Tower of the Sun, and through the court of Reflections, the esplanade leads through the Arch of Triumph into the beautiful crimson Court of Flowers, and beyond to the Lakes of the Nations. "Pictorial Wonderland" | ART-TONE SERIES | STANLEY A. PILTZ COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. | 179 POST CARD | THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY