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- "Ford Theatre--Lincoln Museum, Washington, D.C.," 1935 Postcard - Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Ford's Theatre in April 1865. In the fall, the U.S. government leased--and later purchased--the building after an attempt to reopen the theater failed. Over the next sixty-five years the building housed offices and became a warehouse. In 1931, a museum displaying Lincoln memorabilia was created. The theatre returned to its 1865 appearance in the 1960s after Congress appropriated funds for the building's restoration.
- 1935
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"Ford Theatre--Lincoln Museum, Washington, D.C.," 1935 Postcard
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Ford's Theatre in April 1865. In the fall, the U.S. government leased--and later purchased--the building after an attempt to reopen the theater failed. Over the next sixty-five years the building housed offices and became a warehouse. In 1931, a museum displaying Lincoln memorabilia was created. The theatre returned to its 1865 appearance in the 1960s after Congress appropriated funds for the building's restoration.
- Tower Fall and Towers, Yellowstone National Park, 1940 - Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. Tower Creek falls 132 feet over a sheer cliff into a chasm where it eventually joins the Yellowstone River. The high breccia "towers" give the name to this creek and falls. Although one of the park's most spectacular falls, it requires a bit of a hike to reach.
- 1940
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Tower Fall and Towers, Yellowstone National Park, 1940
Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. Tower Creek falls 132 feet over a sheer cliff into a chasm where it eventually joins the Yellowstone River. The high breccia "towers" give the name to this creek and falls. Although one of the park's most spectacular falls, it requires a bit of a hike to reach.
- Canyon Lodge, Yellowstone National Park, 1937 - Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. Motorists, first allowed into Yellowstone in 1915, increasingly demanded more comforts than primitive camping. So, through the 1920s, park administrators constructed a rustic lodge at each of the main stops, with a series of modestly priced and sized cabins. The lodges offered dining, entertainment, and grand lobbies for socializing.
- 1937
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Canyon Lodge, Yellowstone National Park, 1937
Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. Motorists, first allowed into Yellowstone in 1915, increasingly demanded more comforts than primitive camping. So, through the 1920s, park administrators constructed a rustic lodge at each of the main stops, with a series of modestly priced and sized cabins. The lodges offered dining, entertainment, and grand lobbies for socializing.
- Swimming Pool at Holiday Inn of Daytona Beach, Florida, 1961 - The "glass wall" design, as seen in this postcard from Daytona Beach, Florida, gave early Holiday Inns a bright, modern appearance. Guests looked forward to swimming in the pool, standard at every location.
- 1961
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Swimming Pool at Holiday Inn of Daytona Beach, Florida, 1961
The "glass wall" design, as seen in this postcard from Daytona Beach, Florida, gave early Holiday Inns a bright, modern appearance. Guests looked forward to swimming in the pool, standard at every location.
- Ten Eyck Hotel, Albany, New York, -
- May 25, 1938
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Ten Eyck Hotel, Albany, New York,
- Postcard, "Public Library, Springfield, Mass.," 1943 - Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) amassed an immense fortune from railroads, oil, and steel. He devoted his later years to philanthropy. Between 1886 and 1919, Carnegie donated more than $40 million to build 1,679 new libraries in communities of all sizes across America. This Italian Renaissance Revival-style library building, funded in part by Carnegie grants, opened in 1912 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
- 1943
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Postcard, "Public Library, Springfield, Mass.," 1943
Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) amassed an immense fortune from railroads, oil, and steel. He devoted his later years to philanthropy. Between 1886 and 1919, Carnegie donated more than $40 million to build 1,679 new libraries in communities of all sizes across America. This Italian Renaissance Revival-style library building, funded in part by Carnegie grants, opened in 1912 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
- Old Faithful Inn and Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, 1935 - Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. Old Faithful Inn, a grand hotel built alongside Old Faithful geyser in 1903-4, was the first true rustic-style western resort. Self-trained architect Robert Reamer designed it to fit in with nature rather than--like other fancy resorts of the time--to provide an escape from it.
- 1935
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Old Faithful Inn and Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, 1935
Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. Old Faithful Inn, a grand hotel built alongside Old Faithful geyser in 1903-4, was the first true rustic-style western resort. Self-trained architect Robert Reamer designed it to fit in with nature rather than--like other fancy resorts of the time--to provide an escape from it.
- "Covered Bridge, West Brattleboro, Vt., in the Green Mountains," July 1952 - Covered bridges were built across the United States throughout the 19th and into the early 20th centuries. Bridges provided important commercial and community connections, but constructing them required careful planning and a substantial investment of time, labor, and materials. Walls and a roof helped preserve these valuable structures by protecting the truss system and keeping structural timbers dry.
- July 22, 1952
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"Covered Bridge, West Brattleboro, Vt., in the Green Mountains," July 1952
Covered bridges were built across the United States throughout the 19th and into the early 20th centuries. Bridges provided important commercial and community connections, but constructing them required careful planning and a substantial investment of time, labor, and materials. Walls and a roof helped preserve these valuable structures by protecting the truss system and keeping structural timbers dry.
- Postcard, "Albertson Public Library, Orlando, Fla., 'The City Beautiful'," 1938 - Until the 20th century, most book collections were not available to everyday Americans. They were either privately owned, accessible only by paid subscription, or stored away haphazardly. Free public libraries began to spread in the early 1900s. For communities able to fund them, public library buildings -- usually among the most imposing structures in town -- became sources of civic pride.
- 1938
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Postcard, "Albertson Public Library, Orlando, Fla., 'The City Beautiful'," 1938
Until the 20th century, most book collections were not available to everyday Americans. They were either privately owned, accessible only by paid subscription, or stored away haphazardly. Free public libraries began to spread in the early 1900s. For communities able to fund them, public library buildings -- usually among the most imposing structures in town -- became sources of civic pride.
- High School, La Grange, Illinois, circa 1940 - Public high schools built in the late-19th and early-20th centuries not only provided education for children but also served the needs of the community. Besides classrooms, high schools usually included athletic facilities and auditoriums--spaces used by students and local citizens alike. High schools became a symbol of a community's progress and were proudly depicted on postcards sent to family and friends.
- circa 1940
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High School, La Grange, Illinois, circa 1940
Public high schools built in the late-19th and early-20th centuries not only provided education for children but also served the needs of the community. Besides classrooms, high schools usually included athletic facilities and auditoriums--spaces used by students and local citizens alike. High schools became a symbol of a community's progress and were proudly depicted on postcards sent to family and friends.