- Printed by
- Walker's Post Card Shop, American
- Written by
- Townsend, Willa Ann Hadley, American, 1880 - 1947
- Received by
- Dr. Townsend, Arthur Melvin Sr., American, 1875 - 1959
- Date
- March 30, 1916
- Medium
- ink and graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)
- Description
- A postcard sent to Dr. Arthur M. Townsend from his wife, Willa A. Townsend. The front of the postcard carries a printed tribute to fathers titled "Dad, Here's to You." The back of the postcard is used, with the black printed text [POSTCARD[feather]] at the top center and a vertical dividing the printed text [CORRESPONDENCE] on the left and [ADDRESS] on the right. In the handwritten correspondence, Willa tells her husband she just arrived in Huntingdon, Tennessee and wishes him well. In the upper right quadrant is a postmark and a green stamp.
- Place depicted
- Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place captured
- Huntingdon, Carroll County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- postcards
- Topic
- Correspondence
- Families
- Fatherhood
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.36.74
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




