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No. 23. The Roosevelt Bears in Philadelphia. "'We've sailed before,' said TEDDY-B, 'We hit Chicago down a tree.'"
American
1907
Medium/Technique
Chromolithograph on card stock.
Dimensions
Vertical: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2015.8572
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionFront: COPYRIGHT 1907 BY EDWD. STERN & CO., INC.
"MORE ABOUT THE ROOSEVELT BEARS." The new Teddy Bear Book for 1907, published September 1st. Now ready at THE GREAT DEPARTMENT STORE, Lewiston, Me.. (This picture is one-quarter size of those in the book.)
Back: divided. Used.
"MORE ABOUT THE ROOSEVELT BEARS." The new Teddy Bear Book for 1907, published September 1st. Now ready at THE GREAT DEPARTMENT STORE, Lewiston, Me.. (This picture is one-quarter size of those in the book.)
Back: divided. Used.
Marks
Canceled. Sent 1908 from Lewiston, ME to Damariscotta, ME.
InscriptionsYes
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)