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GEORGE WASHINGTON was born in Westmoreland Co., Virginia, Feb. 22, 1732 and was fifty-seven years of age when inaugurated President. In politics he was a Federal, but was chosen Chief Magistrate by the unanimous vote of the electors and guided the young republic through the first trying years of its history. He died Dec. 14, 1799.
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GEORGE WASHINGTON, first President of the U. S. Served two terms - from April 30, 1789 to March 3, 1793 and from March 4, 1793 to March 3, 1797.
GEORGE WASHINGTON was born in Westmoreland Co., Virginia, Feb. 22, 1732 and was fifty-seven years of age when inaugurated President. In politics he was a Federal, but was chosen Chief Magistrate by the unanimous vote of the electors and guided the young republic through the first trying years of its history. He died Dec. 14, 1799.
Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons (English, 1886–1960)
American
1908
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 Number2015.8518
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Americas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionBack: undivided. Mint.
Raphael Tuck & Sons' Post Card Series No.2328, "Presidents of the United States."
ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN.
Printed in Germany
Raphael Tuck & Sons' Post Card Series No.2328, "Presidents of the United States."
ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN.
Printed in Germany
Signed
Presidential signature reproduction.
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)