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Washington's Library, Mount Vernon, VA

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Title
Washington's Library, Mount Vernon, VA
Digitized Material
Color postcard
Coverage-Spatial
Mount Vernon (Va.)  
Type
  • Postcard  
  • Still image  
Subject
Private libraries  
Description
Caption on the back reads: "In the Library on notes, not without curiosity, the titles of the books which made up the reading of the master of Mount Vernon, as soldier, statesman, and farmer; for while the books are not those actually owned by Washington, they are for the most part duplicates of such works as were here in his day. Nearly the whole of the original Washington library is now in the Boston Athenaeum." Postcard was never mailed.
Creator-Corporate
B. S. Reynolds Co.  
Creator-Role
Publisher
Theme
Library postcards  
Technique
Artist rendering  
Inclusive Dates
1895-  
Language
English
WorkDimensions-Measurement
8.9 x 14.1 cm
Resource Identifier
ALA0003736
Date Created
2018-06-13
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Collection Title
Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection
Repository
American Library Association Archives
Collection
Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection
TitleWashington's Library, Mount Vernon, VA
Digitized MaterialColor postcard
Coverage-SpatialMount Vernon (Va.)  
Type
  • Postcard  
  • Still image  
SubjectPrivate libraries  
DescriptionCaption on the back reads: "In the Library on notes, not without curiosity, the titles of the books which made up the reading of the master of Mount Vernon, as soldier, statesman, and farmer; for while the books are not those actually owned by Washington, they are for the most part duplicates of such works as were here in his day. Nearly the whole of the original Washington library is now in the Boston Athenaeum." Postcard was never mailed.
Creator-CorporateB. S. Reynolds Co.  
Creator-RolePublisher
ThemeLibrary postcards  
TechniqueArtist rendering  
Inclusive Dates1895-  
LanguageEnglish
WorkDimensions-Measurement8.9 x 14.1 cm
Resource IdentifierALA0003736
Date Created2018-06-13
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Collection TitleSjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection
RepositoryAmerican Library Association Archives
CollectionSjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection

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