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[Postcard of Soldiers Monument in Derby, Connecticut]

Postcard of a photograph of a monument with a statue figure on top, sitting between two long canons on a small mound surrounded by trees. The monument bears the word "Gettysburg," and handwritten text at the bottom of the postcard identifies it as a soldier's monument. A town area can be partially seen in the background, through the trees. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.

Date: 1904~

Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard from the Provost Marshal General of the War Department to Meyer Bodansky - September 23, 1918]

A postcard from the chairman of the Erie, Pennsylvania selective service board to Dr. Meyer Bodansky requesting acknowledgment of his induction into the United States Medical Department.

Date: September 23, 1918

Creator: Moore, H. L.

Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

[Postcard Advertising a Lecture by Geoff Dyer]

A postcard advertising a lecture titled "Close Enough" by novelist and essayist Geoff Dyer about wartime photography. The event was part of the Harry Ransom Lecture series at the University of Texas at Austin.

Date: 2012

Creator: University of Texas at Austin. Harry Ransom Center.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Postcard of the USS Niagara, December 9, 1955]

Postcard featuring an illustration of the USS Niagara, the relief flagship of Commodore Oliver Perry during the Battle of Lake Erie, 1813. The illustration centers the USS Niagara, a wooden snow-brig with two masts, sailing in an open body of water. Her sails are furled and there are several nautical flags flying from her lines. Near the bow of the Niagara is a flag with the text "Don't Give Up the Ship", the last words of Captain James Lawrence and the motto of the ship with his namesake, the … more

Date: December 9, 1955

Creator: Aicklen, William J.

Partner: Rosenberg Library