Washington Monument through Cherry Blossoms-Back

=====Message=====
Date: September 3, 1953

Text-in pencil: "Dear A. Carnie and U. Roscee,
I started to school last Tuesday. I sure do think {sic} you for all the postcards you have sent me. Hope to see you soon.
Love,
James."

Addressee: Mr. and Mrs. K. R. Matthews, Box # 96, Canby, Oregon, C/O Roy Mangus.

=====Description Information=====

Postcard title: Washington Monument through Cherry Blossoms-Back.

Publisher: Capitol Souvenir Co. Inc, Washington, D.C., USA

Date published: Circa, 1950.

Printed text: Washington Monument and Cherry Blossoms. The Washington Monument is especially beautiful when seen through the famous Cherry Blossom Trees surrounding the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C.

K8. Capitol Souvenir Co. Inc, Washington, D.C., USA

Postmarked: September 4, 1953. 2PM. Hillsville, VA.

Stamp: $0.01 Benjamin Franklin green (missing).

Postcard period: Photochrom, 1945-Present.

Location found: Online-Ebay.

Date found: December 20, 2020.

Price paid: $0.12

Dimension: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.

Notes: All scans are uploaded as archival quality at 600 dpi with lossless file type, .tiff.

References for further reading:

National Park Service. "Washington Monument." History and Culture, 26 Aug, 2019, www.nps.gov/wamo/learn/historyculture/index.htm. Accessed January 6, 2021.

National Park Service. "Washington's Grandest Springtime Tradition" Cherry Blossom Festival,
www.nps.gov/subjects/cherryblossom/index.htm. Accessed January 6, 2021.

Taken in: United States / Oregon / Canby (show map)

Taken on: January 4, 2021

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