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Owned by:
Dick Howard, American, 1935 - 1967  Search this
Manufactured by:
Unidentified  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 4 1/4 x 6 in. (10.8 x 15.2 cm)
Type:
picture postcards
Place depicted:
Rome, Roma, Italy, Europe
Date:
ca. 1960
Description:
A color picture postcard featuring an aerial view of part of the city of Rome, Italy on the front. The view looks southeast with a number of notable Roman landmarks visible. The most prominent landmark is the Vittoriano, a large, white colonnaded structure in the foreground at the lower right quadrant of the postcard. The photo looks down the Via dei Fori Imperiali to the Colosseum, which appears in the upper left quadrant of the card. Also visible are the Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano Church, Palazzo Valentini, and Trajan's Column (lower left), Capitoline Hill and the Roman Forum (behind the Vittoriano). The image is filled with the cityscape of Rome. The image is bordered in a narrow white edge.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Travel  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Howard Family
Object number:
2012.140.6.5
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c45e0e01-8279-4277-abe0-ba07bdf3e527
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.140.6.5