GEORGE WASHINGTON: born, 1732; died, 1799. Adjutant of Virginia troops in 1751; participated in expeditions against the Indians; lieutenant-colonel in 1754; married Martha Custis, 1759; commander -in-chief of Constitutional forces in 1775; inaugurated president, 1789.

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GEORGE WASHINGTON: born, 1732; died, 1799. Adjutant of Virginia troops in 1751; participated in expeditions against the Indians; lieutenant-colonel in 1754; married Martha Custis, 1759; commander -in-chief of Constitutional forces in 1775; inaugurated president, 1789.

Publisher: Bamforth & Co. Ltd., Publishers, Holmfirth, and New York

British

1908

Medium/Technique Chromolithograph and metallic pigment on card stock.

Dimensions Horizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)

Credit Line Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder

Accession Number2014.13417

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsPrints and Drawings

ClassificationsPostcards

DescriptionFront: COPYRIGHT 1908 BY R.M. DONALDSON.
Back: divided. Mint.
B Co.

ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2011, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in the United States, Canada and Europe; 2014, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 29, 2014)