Souvenir Folder of our Nation’s Capital: Washington D.C.

Souvenir Folder of our Nation’s Capital: Washington D.C.

American history, architecture, foldout postcard

A postcard with foldable photos of the U.S. state capital, Washington D.C. contained inside. The cover of the card has the phrase “Greetings from Washington D.C” on top of four historic government buildings, each divided into separate quadrants. Opening the top flap reveals a multi-folded page containing 9 photos on one side and 18 on the other. No text are written on the inside of the card, however, there is sufficient space provided beneath the photos to fill in one’s own message.

ID: Postcard cover containing orange calligraphy writing of the words “Washington D.C.” over top of four photos, each on a different corner of the card. In the top left is a photo of the United States Capital taken from the front of the building slightly on the right of center. In the top right is a photo of the White House, taken from the front. On the Bottom left is a photo of the Lincoln Memorial, taken from the front right. And lastly, on the bottom right is a photo of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial taken from the front.

Once opened, the card reveals 27 individual photos:
U.S. Capital at Night
Library of Congress Annex
Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Washington Monument and Capital from Lincoln Memorial
United States Supreme Court
National Gallery of Art
New Illuminated Fountain on Capital Plaza
Cherry Blossoms, Potomac Park
Washington’s Mansion, Mt. Vernon, Va.
White House
Jefferson Memorial by Moonlight
Union Station and Columbus Memorial Fountain
Department of Justice
Bureau of Engraving and Painting
National Archives Building
United States Treasury
The Smithsonian Institution
National Museum
U.S. Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md.
National Red Cross Building
Pan-American Union
Pentagon Building
Tomb of Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va
Terminal, Washington National Airport
George Washington Masonic National Memorial, Alexandria, Va
Custis Lee Mansion, Arlington, Va
Christ Church, Alexandria, Va. (Where Washington Worshipped)

Physical Dimensions: Unfolded – 10.16 cm x 15.24 cm, Unfolded – 91.44 cm x 15.24 cm

Curt Teich & Co., Chicago, U.S.A.

From the Collection of Lydia E. Ferguson

C. T. Art-Colorton

1945

Samuel Paxton Ball

This material is subject to copyright law and is made available for private study, scholarship, and research purposes only.

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English

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