Postcard
Postcard

Postcard

Object number
2009.3.128
Date
after 1898
Description
A postcard depicting Washington Square and Thames Street decorated for Old Home Week. Patriotic bunting and American flags are seen throughout. An archway labeled "DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP/The HERO of Lake Erie OLIVER HAZARD PERRY/We have met the Enemy and they are ours" is visible at center above a passing streetcar; the Brick Market is visible at left.
Materials
paper
Subjects
Brick Market
Long Wharf
Old Home Week
Thames Street
Washington Square
Related People & Organizations
Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819 (associated)