Postcard : 2008.2.3

Alsa Chester Howard Postcard Collection : Postcards collected around the world from Howard's extensive travels.

Title:

Custis—Lee Mansion, Arlington, Va.

Object ID:

2008.2.3

Object Name:

Postcard

Collection:

Alsa Chester Howard Postcard Collection

Creator:

Ha? (correspondent)

VE Exhibit Label 1:

Front: Colorized photo of a mansion in Virginia.

Back of card:
(No postmark)

Printed desrcription:
"The Custis—Lee Mansion at Arlington was the home of George Washington Parke Custis, adopted son of Washington. It was afterward the home of Colonel Robert E. Lee, whose wife was Mary Custis. During the Civil War the Arlington estate became a military cemetery. The mansion is preserved as it was in the days of Custis and Lee."

Transcription:
"Good bye and good luck. Don't be sea sick. Maybe you will see Raymond Grisby? in ? coast ? in Manilla. Regards Hal?"
(To:)
"Mr. Howard"

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Custis-Lee Mansion, Arlington, Va.

Custis-Lee Mansion, Arlington, Va. (back)

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