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"The Normandie" of the French Line, shown speeding to New York on her maiden voyage 1935.
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S.S. Normandie
"The Normandie" of the French Line, shown speeding to New York on her maiden voyage 1935.
Publisher: Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, Mass. (1908–1987)
French
1935–1942
Medium/Technique
Chromolithograph with halftone on linen textured 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 Number2015.4487
OUT ON LOAN
On display at Museum of the City of New York, NY, September 27, 2024 – February 17, 2025
On display at Museum of the City of New York, NY, September 27, 2024 – February 17, 2025
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionBack: divided. Mint. 66720
TICHNOR BROTHERS INC. - NEW YORK OFFICE - 1472 BROADWAY MADE IN U.S.A.
"TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS" MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROTHERS, INC. BOSTON, MASS.
TICHNOR BROTHERS INC. - NEW YORK OFFICE - 1472 BROADWAY MADE IN U.S.A.
"TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS" MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROTHERS, INC. BOSTON, MASS.
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York [see note]; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)
NOTE: Lauder purchased his collection of postcards from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States, beginning in the 1950s.
NOTE: Lauder purchased his collection of postcards from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States, beginning in the 1950s.