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
    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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