Greetings from Boston, welcome home, old home week, July 28-Aug. 3, 1907

Item Information

Title:
Greetings from Boston, welcome home, old home week, July 28-Aug. 3, 1907
Description:
Postcard with color illustrations referencing nicknames for Boston including a woman dressed in Greek robes depicting Boston as the "Athens of America" who holds a spoked wheel alluding to Boston as the "Hub of the Universe." Other color illustrations symbolizing Boston include the City of Boston seal, a beanpot, books and artist supplies; the Massachusetts State House, and the Bunker Hill Monument.
Publisher:
Robbins Bros. Co. (Boston, Mass.)
Date:
1907
Format:
Postcards/Cards
Genre:
picture postcards
postcards
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
PC001: General photographic collection
Subjects:
symbols
seals (artifacts)
exterior views
capitols (legislative buildings)
palettes (painting equipment)
Bunker Hill Monument (Charlestown, Mass.)
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > Charlestown
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > Beacon Hill
Bunker Hill Monument (Boston, Mass.)
Massachusetts State House
Extent:
1 postcard : color illustration; 3.5 in. x 5.5 in. (H x W)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/320895
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Anonymous, October 1, 1913.
Identifier:
320895
Call #:
PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.0140.001