Fairmount Park, Grant's Cabin: General Grant's Cabin, 1906

Item — Drawer: 4-1, Box: 1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection contains approximately 200 postcards from 1875 and 2001, though most of the postcards are from 1885 and 1915. A majority of the postcards depict Fairmount Park sites, although two Virginia and one New Hampshire postcard are included in the collection.

Of particular note are the postcards in Series I: Centennial Exposition. The postcards in this series were created in 1875 and each depicts a building from the Centennial Exposition of 1876.

Dates

1906

Extent

From the Collection: .5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Physical Description

Recto: Top: "Ulysses S. Grant born in Ohio, 1822. Went to West Point, 1839. Fought in Mexican War, 1846. Made Commander-in-chief of U.S. Army, 1864. President two terms: 1869-1877. Died in 1886." Left-margin: "Copyright 1906 by the Rose Company." Bottom: "General Grant's Cabin: Now in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. Originally at City Point, VA., where he used it as headquarters during the rebellion." Right: Gen. Grant's Tomb: Riverside Drive. N.Y."

Verso: Published by the Rose Co., Phila, PA.