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Dateca. 1905
Terms
- Postcards
- Paper
- Boston
Dimensions7.61 × 12.69 cm (3 × 5 in.)
Object number2003.2.1.9
DescriptionSet of 10 postcards depicting the story of Paul Revere's midnight ride. Each card features a lithographed illustration of a different stage of Revere's ride accompanied by an excerpt of Longfellow's poem "Paul Revere's Ride". Analog clock faces reveal the timeline as cards progress. Red borders. 1.9 is labeled "No.9" at the top, center and has "It was two by the village clock,/When he came to the bridge in Concord town./" etc. written at the bottom.
Object number: 2003.2.2.6
Object number: 2003.2.2.5
Object number: 2003.2.2.1