Japanese Bridge, Fairmount Park Postcard
Dublin Core
Title
Japanese Bridge, Fairmount Park Postcard
Alternative Title
Japanese Bridge Postcard
Subject
Bridges--United States
Description
The postcard depicts the Japanese bridge at Shofuso Japanese House and Gardens, located in West Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Shofuso, also known as Pine Breeze Villa, is designed in traditional 17th century-style Japanese architecture. Shofuso opened in 1954 and was renovated in 1976.
This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford, Florida, for 30 years. In 1931, she took advantage of a special rate for teachers and sailed to Europe, where she traveled for several months and is thought to have acquired many of these postcards. During the 1940-1941 school year, Campbell taught at Sanford Grammar School. Before her retirement in 1970, she taught at many other area schools, including the Oviedo School, Westside Grammar School, and Pinecrest Elementary School. Campbell used these postcards as aids in her classrooms to teach advanced subjects, such as Shakespearean drama. The collection, along with her other teaching aids, papers, and photographs, was later found at Sanford Grammar School after it became the University of Central Florida's Public History Center. Campbell's postcard collection and photographs provide insight into the life of a respected Florida educator.
This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford, Florida, for 30 years. In 1931, she took advantage of a special rate for teachers and sailed to Europe, where she traveled for several months and is thought to have acquired many of these postcards. During the 1940-1941 school year, Campbell taught at Sanford Grammar School. Before her retirement in 1970, she taught at many other area schools, including the Oviedo School, Westside Grammar School, and Pinecrest Elementary School. Campbell used these postcards as aids in her classrooms to teach advanced subjects, such as Shakespearean drama. The collection, along with her other teaching aids, papers, and photographs, was later found at Sanford Grammar School after it became the University of Central Florida's Public History Center. Campbell's postcard collection and photographs provide insight into the life of a respected Florida educator.
Source
Original 5 x 3 postcard. File folder 1 (U.S. blanks), box 10A, of the Lucile (Mary Lucile) Campbell Collection UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.
Publisher
Miller, Ruth Mary
Date Created
ca. 1940
Contributor
Campbell, Lucile
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 5 x 3 inch black and white photographic postcard.
Is Part Of
File folder 1 (U.S. blanks), box 10A, Lucile (Mary Lucile) Campbell Collection, UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.
Lucile Campbell Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Requires
Format
application/pdf
Extent
276 KB
Medium
5 x 3 inch black and white photographic postcard
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Shofuso Japanese House and Gardens, West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by Ruth Murray Miller.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the UCF Public History Center and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Aphasia Project
Curator
Raffel, Sara
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Fischer, Felice. Phila-Nipponica: an historic guide to Philadelphia & Japan = Fuiraderufuia to Nippon o musubu rekishiteki kizuna. Philadelphia: Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia, 1999.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 black and white photographic postcard
Physical Dimensions
5 x 3 inches
Collection
Citation
“Japanese Bridge, Fairmount Park Postcard,” RICHES, accessed May 23, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6630.