Photo Record
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Metadata
Title |
A Scene on Todt Hill, West New Brighton, S.I. |
Object Name |
Postcard |
Date |
1907 postmark |
Description |
Original B&W postcard. View of a pond with a house and several smaller buildings on the far side at right, and a hill at left; grass and flowers are seen in the foreground. Printed inscription in the lower margin below the image: "A Scene on Todt Hill, West New Brighton, S.I." Handwritten personal message in right and left margins: "May [4 is crossed out] 5 It is simply grand / just ideal here today. / the leaves are coming / out fast and the grass / is so green and nice." Postcard has an undivided back with postmark: "WEST NEW BRIGHTON / N.Y. / MAY 5 / 7-PM / 1907." (Keywords: New York City, Early Twentieth Century) |
Print size |
3.5 x 5.5 |
Acquisition |
Gift of Thomas T. Winant |
Earliest Date |
1907 |
Latest Date |
1907 |
Subjects |
Lakes & ponds |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Catalog Number |
12.004.0002 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Great Kills Woman's Club, September 2017. |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |