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
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
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
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