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Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., circa 1930

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Monuments & MemorialsPatriotic
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., circa 1930, c. 1930 linen postcard
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The Lincoln Memorial rises beyond a green lawn, its white Doric colonnade and attic frieze set above dark shrubbery and beds of red and yellow flowers. The sky grades from blue to pink and yellow near the horizon. The memorial was dedicated in 1922 on a terraced plot in West Potomac Park. Henry Bacon designed the temple-form building, Daniel Chester French modeled the massive seated Lincoln statue, and Jules Guerin served as mural decorator. The caption calls the memorial one of Washington's most impressive monuments.

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PublisherGarrison Toy & Novelty Co.
Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C. 12377 --- LINCOLN MEMORIAL This stately, temple-like structure, with its Greek Doric columns of white marble, crowns a terraced plot in West Potomac Park, and is one of Washington's most impressive monuments. Henry Bacon was architect, Jules Guerin, mural decorator and Daniel Chester French did the massive Lincoln statue. 12,377 A COLOURPICTURE PUBLICATION, CAMBRIDGE, MASS., U.S.A. PUB. BY GARRISON TOY & NOVELTY CO. WASHINGTON D.C. © TENSCHERT POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE
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PublisherGarrison Toy & Novelty Co.
Series12377 12,377
ConditionGood
Place depictedLincoln Memorial, Washington, DC
Place mentionedWest Potomac Park, Washington, DC
PublisherColourpicture Publication, Cambridge, MA
PublisherWashington, DC
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; thin white border at edges; number 12377 printed at lower left. No postmark. Divided-back linen card with white border; printed imprint: Garrison Toy & Novelty Co. (Washington, D.C.) / A Colourpicture Publication (Cambridge, Mass.), © TENSCHERT (distributor copyright mark), card no. 12,377. Dealer pencil mark '#59' and '1-' at lower right — not a message.

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Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lincoln-memorial-washington-d-c-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.