Picture postcard of the Roger Williams University President's Mansion: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

An unsent picture postcard of the Roger Williams University President's Mansion in Nashville, Tennessee. The postcard is in color and captures the red brick, two-story mansion with red roofing. The front entrance has steps to walk up to the door and there are two balconies on the back, one on each story. In the far background, on the right, is a water feature. The mansion has a few saplings around it. There are stains on the front and back. On the front of the postcard, at the bottom, is black text. On the lower left corner is [LAY BROS, PHOTO] and in the center [PRESIDENT’S MANSION / Roger Williams University, Nashville, Tenn.]. The back of the postcards are unused with [PRIVATE POST CARD] printed in black at the top and black spaces under [CORRESPONDENCE] on the left and [ADDRESS] on the right. In the upper right corner is a [STAMP / HERE] stamp.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1911-1928
• Photograph by: Lay Brothers Photography, American, 1911 - 1928
• Subject of: Roger Williams University, American, 1866 - 1929
• Type: picture postcards
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)
• Place depicted: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Correspondence
• Topic: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
• Topic: U.S. History, 1865-1921
• Object number: 2011.36.70.7
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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