Postcard from Dixon, IL-Grand Detour Plow Company
Artifact ID1984.92358.09
Object Type
Postcard
Maker
E. C. Kropp Co.
(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 an aerial view of a plant, mostly white buildings with gray roof and chimneys, and red outbuildings. There is an inset image in the lower left corner of a street level view of the plant. There is an off-white border lettered in the bottom center in black, “Grand Detour Plow Company, Dixon, Ill. Established 1837.” 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. 9237” in the lower right.Additional DetailsCustodial 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 DepictedUSAIn Collection(s)
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