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Robert Cumming postcard - Lure of the Sea - Holden, Mass.

Artist/Creator
Robert Cumming (Creator)
Date
September 9, 1972
ID #
M/T 260.19
Level of Description
Item

Object Description

Item is a postcard sent from Robert Cumming to Image Bank (Michael) Morris / (Vincent) Trasov. The card contains a photograph of the Brick Steamer Restaurant, shaped like a ship. A business card for Buccaneer Cruises is affixed to the verso and handwritten text reads: "R. Cumming - Lure of the Sea - Holden Mass. The Queen Mary, Built 1934. Total metallic weight; 100 million pounds. Total number of rivets; 10,000,000. Total number of portholes; over 2,000. Cumming 9/9/72."

Physical Description

Physical Extent
1 photograph : b&w postcard with black ink ; 12.5 x 24 cm
Material Type
Graphic material, Textual record

History

Collection
Morris/Trasov Archive
Robert Cumming correspondence
Credit Line
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