This class includes postcards from throughout the United States. These postcards are were produced throughout the twentieth and twenty-first century.
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Abraham Lincoln’s Cabin inside Memorial Hall on Lincoln Farm, Near Hodgenville, Kentucky
Nancy Lincoln Inn and C.T. American Art Colored
This postcard features the Abraham Lincoln cabin inside the Memorial Hall on Lincoln Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky.
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Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Alexander Gardner; Pomegranate Communications, Inc; and Smithsonian Institution
from the postcard: “Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) Sixteenth President of the United States Alexander Gardner, (1821-1882) Photograph, albumen silver print, 1865 NPG.81.M1”
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Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Alexander Gardner; Pomegranate Communications, Inc; and Smithsonian Institution
from the postcard: “Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) Sixteenth President of the United States Alexander Gardner, (1821-1882) Photograph, albumen silver print, 1865 NPG.81.M1”
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Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Alexander Gardner; Pomegranate Communications, Inc; and Smithsonian Institution
from the postcard: “Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) Sixteenth President of the United States Alexander Gardner, (1821-1882) Photograph, albumen silver print, 1865 NPG.81.M1”
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Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865
Alexander Gardner; Pomegranate Communications, Inc; and Smithsonian Institution
from the postcard: “Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865 Photograph by Alexander Gardner (1821-1882) Albumen silver print on paper, 1865 National Portrait Gallery, NPG.81.M1”
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The Tomb of President Arthur, Rural Cemetery
Albany News Company
This postcard features the tomb of President Chester Arthur in Albany, New York.
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John F. Kennedy, 1960
Garry Winogrand, Fotoflio, and Estate of Garry
This postcard features a black and white portrait of John F. Kennedy.
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The Roosevelt House
This postcard features an interior view of the restored Theodore Roosevelt’s birthplace.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 1917-1963
William Franklin Draper and Smithsonian Institution
from the postcard: “John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 1917-1963 Thirty-fifth president of the United States, 1961-1963 William Franklin Draper, 1912- Oil on Canvas, 1966 From the 1962 life sketch NPG.66.35”
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Douglas Candler; Pomegrante Communications, Inc.; and Smithsonian
from the postcard: “Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1882-1945 Douglas Chandor (1897-1953) Oil on canvas, 1945 National Portrait Gallery, NPG.68.49”
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The President and Mrs. Bush in the Official White House Photograph
American Postcard Company
This postcard features President George Herbert Walker Bush and Mrs. Barbara Bush in the official White House photograph.
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Eleanor Roosevelt in 1945
Phillipe Halsman, Fotoflio, and Yvonne Halsman
This postcard features a portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt by Philippe Halsman.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Douglas Candler; Pomegrante Communications, Inc.; and Smithsonian
from the postcard: “Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1882-1945 Douglas Chandor (1897-1953) Oil on canvas, 1945 National Portrait Gallery, NPG.68.49”
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Theodore Roosevelt in the Uniform of a Rough Rider in 1898
The American Postcard Company Inc.
This postcard features Theodore Roosevelt dressed as a Rough Rider in 1898.
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George Washington, 1732-1799
Gilbert Stuart and Smithsonian Institution
from the postcard: “George Washington, 1732-1799 First President of the United States, 1789-1797 Gilbert Stuart, 1755-1828 Oil on Canvas. c. 1796 National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired as a gift to the nation through the generosity of the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation”
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Theodore Roosevelt, 1867-1919
Pach Brothers Studio, Pomegranate Communications Inc., and Smithsonian Institution
from the postcard: “Theodore Roosevelt, 1867-1919, Pach Brothers Studio (active 1867-1993) Platinum print, circa 1898 National Portrait Gallery Gift of Joanna Sturm, NPG.81.122”
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George Washington, 1732-1799
Gilbert Stuart and Smithsonian Institution
from the postcard: “George Washington, 1732-1799 First President of the United States, 1789-1797 Gilbert Stuart, 1755-1828 Oil on Canvas. c. 1797 Anonymous Loan L/NPG. 68. 19”
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Lyndon Baines Johnson, 1908-1973
Peter Hurd and Smithsonian Institution
from the postcard: “Lyndon Baines Johnson, 1908-1973 Thirty-sixth President of the United States, 1963-1969 Peter Hurd, 1904-1984 Tempera on panel, 1967 Gift of the Artist NPG.68.14”
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President Harry S. Truman, After Defeating Thomas E. Dewey
Frank Cancellare, Fotoflio, and UPI/Bettman Archive
This postcard features a reproduction picture of Harry Truman holding up a newspaper that falsely declared Dewey victorious.
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Richard Milhous Nixon
Normal Rockwell and Smithsonian Institution
from the postcard: “Richard Milhous Nixon, 1913-1994 thirty-seventh President of the United States, 1969-1974 Normal Rockwell, 1894-1978 Oil on canvas, 1968 Donated to the People of the United States of America by the Richard Nixon Foundation”
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James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, Jr.
Robert Templeton and Smithsonian Institution
from the postcard: “James Earl (”Jimmy”) Carter, Jr., 1924- Thirty-ninth President of the United States, 1977-1981 Robert Templeton, 1929-1991 Oil on Canvas, 1980 Gift of the 1977 Inaugural Committee and National Portrait Gallery purchase NPG.84.154”
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The Seward House
Corwin Company and Foundation Historical Association
This postcard features the Seward House in Auburn, New York.
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The Living American
Jack Carrier and Careness Publications
This postcard features side profiles of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy.
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Ronald Reagan
Aaron Shikler and Smithsonian Institution
from the postcard: “Ronald Reagan, 1911-, Fortieth President of the United States, 1981-1988 Aaron Shikler, 1922- Oil on paper, 1980 TIME Cover, January 5, 1981 Gift of TIME Inc. NPG.84.TC140”
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Ronald Reagan
Aaron Shikler and Smithsonian Institution
from the postcard: “Ronald Reagan, 1911-, Fortieth President of the United States, 1981-1988 Aaron Shikler, 1922- Oil on paper, 1980 TIME Cover, January 5, 1981 Gift of TIME Inc. NPG.84.TC140”
