Title:
Washington Monument, Washington, D.C.
Object ID:
2008.2.138
Object Name:
Postcard
Collection:
Alsa Chester Howard Postcard Collection
Date:
10/10/1914
Creator:
W.C. Brewster
VE Exhibit Label 1:
Front: Colorized image of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.
Back of card:
Postmarked: Washington, D.C. OCT 10 1914, 12:30 PM
Typed description:
"11. Washington Monument, Washington, D.C. The Washington Monument at Washington, is a stupendous shaft of granite, 555 feet 5 1/3 inches in height. It is 55 feet square at the base, 34 feet at the top, and terminates in a pyramid of pure aluminum. The foundation of rock and cement is 36 feet deep, 126 feet square. The cornerstone was laid in 1848, the Monument was finished in 1885. It is the highest work of masonry in the world."
Transcription:
"611 M. Washington. Oct. 10, 1914. Many thanks for your card. Only the day before it came, I was thinking I ought to write you. Am glad you like it out there. Wouldn't mind a trip to Manila myself. Things are going about as usual here. Best wishes, W.C. Brewster."
(To:)
"Mr. A. C. Howard, Co. K. U.S. Engineers, Ft. Mills, P.I."
Back of card:
Postmarked: Washington, D.C. OCT 10 1914, 12:30 PM
Typed description:
"11. Washington Monument, Washington, D.C. The Washington Monument at Washington, is a stupendous shaft of granite, 555 feet 5 1/3 inches in height. It is 55 feet square at the base, 34 feet at the top, and terminates in a pyramid of pure aluminum. The foundation of rock and cement is 36 feet deep, 126 feet square. The cornerstone was laid in 1848, the Monument was finished in 1885. It is the highest work of masonry in the world."
Transcription:
"611 M. Washington. Oct. 10, 1914. Many thanks for your card. Only the day before it came, I was thinking I ought to write you. Am glad you like it out there. Wouldn't mind a trip to Manila myself. Things are going about as usual here. Best wishes, W.C. Brewster."
(To:)
"Mr. A. C. Howard, Co. K. U.S. Engineers, Ft. Mills, P.I."
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Washington Monument, Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument, Washington, D.C. (back)
Washington Monument, Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument, Washington, D.C. (back)