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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.
Postcard from Dixon, IL-Borden's Condensed Milk Plant
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.

Postcard from Dixon, IL-Borden's Condensed Milk Plant

Artifact ID1984.92358.03
Object Type Postcard
Gifter
Maker (Milwaukee, WI)
Date 1910
Medium Paper, Ink
Dimensions3 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (8.9 × 14 cm)
Physical DescriptionA postcard depicting a scene from Dixon, IL. The image is of a factory with a smoking chimney, with horse-pulled carts in front and bare trees in the foreground. There is an off-white border lettered at the bottom center in black, “Front View, Borden’s Condensed Milk Co.’s Plant, Dixon, Ill. Largest in the World.” The back is off-white lettered in green “Post Card ADDRESS” in the upper center, E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee.” along the left edge, “PLACE STAMP HERE DOMESTIC ONE CENT FOREIGN TWO CENTS E C H C9” in a green box in the upper right, and “No. 9233” in the lower right.Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThe item was a gift from a member of the general public to President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan during the Reagan administration. It was received through the Executive Office of the President Office of Correspondence and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives in January, 1989 for deposit with the Reagan Presidential Library.
National Archives Catalog CollectionRecords of the White House Gift Unit (Reagan Administration) (National Archives Identifier 6816362) and
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from the General Public (National Archives Identifier 6816363)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
Place DepictedUSA
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