Object number:
2012.8.10
Object name:
postcard
Production organization:
Stanley A. Piltz Company; Curt Teich & Co., Inc.
Date made:
1943; post 1936
Material/Technique:
Ink on cardstock
Dimensions:
W: 3.5 in
Credit line:
Gift of Susana Macarron
Copyright status:
No Copyright - United States (Public Domain)
Copyright holder:
Public Domain
Content description:
Postcard shows landmarks from the City of Oakland. Caption on front of card reads: "Greetings from Oakland California, Copyright Curt Teich & Co., Inc. 3B-H423." Each letter of the word Oakland is outlined in black and features an image of a local landmark. Caption on back of postcard reads: "O--Alameda County Court House, A--City Hall, K--Lake Merritt, L--Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge, A--Posey Tube, N--Municipal Auditorum, D--Wild Ducks on Lake Merritt, Stanley A. Piltz Company, San Francisco, Calif., 261, Pictorial Wonderland Art Tone Series" Postcard was purchased by the donor in San Francisco.
Concepts:
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge; tourism
Places:
Oakland; Lake Merritt; Alameda County courthouse; Oakland City Hall; Kaiser Convention Center
Organizations:
Curt Teich & Co., Inc.
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