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- Postcards
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Dimensions12.69 × 7.61 cm (5 × 3 in.)
Object number2003.2.2.2
DescriptionSet of 7 postcards depicting the story of Paul Revere's midnight ride, some duplicates to 1.1-1.10. 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. 2.2 is labeled "No.2" at the top, center and has "He said to his friend, "If the/British march/By land or sea from the/town tonight/" etc. written at the bottom.
Object number: 2003.2.2.1
Object number: 2003.2.2.3
Object number: 2003.2.2.4
Object number: 2003.2.2.5
Object number: 2003.2.2.6
Object number: 2003.2.2.7