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Washington Crossing the Delaware, reproduction of the Emanuel Leutze painting

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Boating & CanoeingPatrioticShips & Boats
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Front of Washington Crossing the Delaware, reproduction of the Emanuel Leutze painting, Mike Roberts, CA, USA, lithograph postcard
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Back of Washington Crossing the Delaware, reproduction of the Emanuel Leutze painting, Mike Roberts, CA, USA, lithograph postcard
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Color reproduction of Emanuel Leutze's painting 'Washington Crossing the Delaware': George Washington stands in a rowboat crowded with Continental Army soldiers and oarsmen, an American flag flying behind them, pushing through ice-choked water. Snow-covered banks and distant troops with horses fill the background.

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PublisherK. F. Lutz
WASHINGTON CROSSING THE DELAWARE 1776 Painting by Emanuel Leutze. Reproduction by courtesy of the American Swedish Historical Museum, Philadelphia. "These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country but he that stands it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman."—Thomas Paine. NATURAL COLOR by Mike Roberts BERKELEY 2, CALIF. Published by K. F. Lutz, 537 So. 49th St., Philadelphia 43, Pa. Original Color Photographs by and WC-1
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ConditionGood
Place mentionedMike Roberts, Berkeley, CA
Place mentionedPhiladelphia, PA
PublisherPhiladelphia, PA
NotesNo printed text on front; small blemish/spot near top center; image is a full-bleed art reproduction with no white border visible. No postmark, stamp, address, or message — printed back only. Glossy chrome-era card; Mike Roberts 'Natural Color' Berkeley, Calif. imprint with zone number (Berkeley 2) dates it to the 1943–1963 era. Pencil '#59' and '1' at lower right. No dividing line on back.

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Washington Crossing the Delaware, reproduction of the Emanuel Leutze painting, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/washington-crossing-the-delaware-reproduction-of-the-emanuel. Accessed October 5, 2026.