Photographic postcard of a man with a pipe, riding a mule
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![This real photo postcard features a silver gelatin print of a man on a mule. The man and donkey are centered on the postcard. He is wearing a longsleeve shirt, pants with suspenders, a hat and a scarf tied around his neck. The image overexposed partially obsuring mountains in the distance. Rocks and brush are visible behind him. On the back of the postcard the word [POST CARD] is printed at the top. The words [CORRESPONDENCE ] and [ADDRESS] divide the back into two sections. Text marks the spot for postage in the top right corner. The word [AZO] repeats forming a square with a triangle in each corner. The words [PLACE / STAMP / HERE] are printed inside the square. There are no inscriptions, front or back. Date: 1940s. Record ID: nmaahc_2014.37.35.22.](https://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/preview/YSH/YSH001/YSH001874_Photographic-postcard-of-a-man-with-a-pipe-riding-a-mule.jpg "Photographic postcard of a man with a pipe, riding a mule")
| Caption | This real photo postcard features a silver gelatin print of a man on a mule. The man and donkey are centered on the postcard. He is wearing a longsleeve shirt, pants with suspenders, a hat and a scarf tied around his neck. The image overexposed partially obsuring mountains in the distance. Rocks and brush are visible behind him. On the back of the postcard the word [POST CARD] is printed at the top. The words [CORRESPONDENCE ] and [ADDRESS] divide the back into two sections. Text marks the spot for postage in the top right corner. The word [AZO] repeats forming a square with a triangle in each corner. The words [PLACE / STAMP / HERE] are printed inside the square. There are no inscriptions, front or back. Date: 1940s. Record ID: nmaahc_2014.37.35.22. |
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| Creator | unknown |
| Artwork medium | silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with ink |
| Credit | Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture |
| Terms of use | Public Domain Dedication (CC0 1.0) |
| Search stock images by keyword | Photographic postcard man pipe riding mule real photo silver gelatin Photography American West |
| Stock image ref | Size | Views |
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| YSH001874 | 1,972 x 3,000 pixels | 1 |
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