- Created by
- George S. Graves Co., American
- Received by
- Dr. Townsend, Arthur Melvin Sr., American, 1875 - 1959
- Date
- 1914; sent September 1917
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)
- Description
- A picture postcard addressed to Dr. Arthur M. Townsend. On the front, an image of the Old Bay House in West Springfield, MA with the printed history at the bottom center. The back of the postcard has a vertical line in the center and in the upper left corner is printed text [PHOTO-TYPE / Post Card / By Geo. S. Graves Co., Springfield, Mass. [postage stamp] / FOR ADDRESS]. Over test is the post office postmark [SPRINGFIELD, MASS / SEP 4 / I-30A / 1917]. The handwritten letter invites Dr. Townsend to visit them in Springfield, Massachusetts.
- Place depicted
- West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- picture postcards
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.36.77
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




