Grant's Tomb and the New Hudson River Bridge Postcard

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Title

Grant's Tomb and the New Hudson River Bridge Postcard

Alternative Title

Grant's Tomb and Hudson River Bridge Postcard

Subject

Tombs--United States
Bridges--United States

Description

A postcard depicting Grant's Tomb, now known as the General Grant National Memorial, and the George Washington Bridge on the Hudson River in New York City, New York. Grant's Tomb is a memorial to and the interment site of President Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) and his wife, Julia Grant (1826-1902). The George Washington Bridge crosses the Hudson River between Fort Washington in New York City, New York, and Fort Lee, New Jersey. At the time of the publication of this postcard in the 1930s, it was the longest and highest suspension bridge in the world.

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 3 x 5 inch color postcard: ACC# SM-00-243, file folder 1 (U.S. blanks), box 10A, Lucile (Mary Lucile) Campbell Collection, UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.

Publisher

Lumitone Photoprint

Date Created

ca. 1931-1937

Date Copyrighted

ca. 1931-1937

Contributor

Campbell, Lucile

Is Format Of

Digital reproduction of original 3 x 5 inch color 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, Student Museum and UCF Public History Center Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Format

application/pdf

Extent

303 KB

Medium

3 x 5 inch color postcard

Language

eng

Type

Still Image

Coverage

Grant's Tomb, Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York City
George Washington Bridge, Hudson River, New York City, New York

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher
Geography Teacher

Provenance

Originally published by Lumitone Photoprint.

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

External Reference

"History." The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. http://www.panynj.gov/bridges-tunnels/gwb-history.html.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

1 color postcard

Physical Dimensions

3 x 5 inches

Citation

“Grant's Tomb and the New Hudson River Bridge Postcard,” RICHES, accessed December 10, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6736.

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