Art Museum and Fine Arts Garden, Cleveland, OH, 1940

Subjects: Aerial Views & Panoramas Gardens Public Parks & Commons
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1940 (Linen)

Back of Art Museum and Fine Arts Garden, Cleveland, OH, 1940, c. 1940 linen postcard — Back

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Bird's-eye view of the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Fine Arts Garden, with the museum's marble building rising behind formal paths, lawns, and a fountain. The printed caption notes the building was completed in 1916 of Georgia marble and holds collections representing the arts of many ages and countries.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Folks: I forgot to write that we received the package for which we thank you very much. Love to all. Poštas. Jaro is going to paint the house outside

PublisherAmerican Greeting Publishers

93 BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF ART MUSEUM AND FINE ARTS GARDEN, CLEVELAND, OHIO 5A-H1763 --- The Museum is a magnificent building of Georgia marble, completed in 1916 at approximate cost, including equipment, of $1,250,000. It contains interesting and important collections and exhibits representing the arts of many ages and countries. POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY AMERICAN GREETING PUBLISHERS, CLEVELAND, OHIO "ART-COLORTONE" REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.

PostmarkedCleveland, OH, June 8, 1940, 10:00

Addressed to

Mr. + Mrs. Svoboda

16716 Rutherford Detroit, MI

Postcard record

Postmarked	June 8, 1940, 10:00, Cleveland, OH
Publisher	American Greeting Publishers
Series	93 5A-H1763
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Mr. + Mrs. Svoboda, 16716 Rutherford, Detroit, MI
Place depicted	Cleveland, OH
Place depicted	Art Museum, Cleveland, OH
Publisher	American Greeting Publishers, Cleveland, OH
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, issued 1938, perforated on all sides
Notes	Linen texture; white border; 5A-H1763 printed at bottom right; faint blue mark at bottom center. Postmark: CLEVELAND, OHIO JUN 8 10-AM 1940. Divided-back linen-texture card ("Art-Colortone"); light edge wear, message runs off bottom edge.

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Art Museum and Fine Arts Garden, Cleveland, OH, 1940, postcard, c. 1940. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/art-museum-and-fine-arts-garden-cleveland-oh-1940. Accessed November 2, 2026.