Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2003.24.001
Accession#:
2003.24
Credit Line:
Donated by Betty McDowell.
Object Name:
Postcard
Title:
A Comparison of Alaska and the United States as to Area
Photographer:
Nowell, F. H.
Studio:
Lowman and Hanford Company Seattle
Year Range from:
1930
Year Range to:
1950
Description:
Colored postcard featuring map of lower 48 states in pastel color with Alaska in gray superimposed on top. Beneath: "A COMPARISON OF ALASKA AND THE UNITED STATES AS TO AREA". Reverse printed in green ink, describes size of Alaska, 586,400 square miles, et cetera. Canada listed as "British Possessions" and Baja in Mexico is called "Lower California"
Material: Paper/Ink
Notes:
Found in Collections in 2003 with a post—it note attributing group of postcards to Betty McDowell. See doc. File.
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