Amon Carter print details

A Kodaker from Fords

Object Details

  • Date

    ca. 1911

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Gelatin silver print

  • Contributors

    Published by Ford Optical Company

  • Object Format

    Postcard

  • Dimensions

    5 3/8 x 3 3/8 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    l.l. printed in black: A \ Kodaker \ From \ Ford's

    l.l. to l.r. printed: On the bright days \ I Kodak : on the rainy day I print \ these Velox postals - that makes \ all the days bright. \ Peggy

    Verso:

    u.c. [stamp]: DENVER, COLO \ JUN 7 \ 3-PM \ 1911

    c.l. to l.c. printed: Your own vacation fun will \ be doubled if you take along \ a Kodak to photograph the \ interesting places and people \ and the folks at home will \ enjoy the Velox postals you \ can send them. \ Its all very simple - no dark \ room you know Let us \ show you. \ Ford Optical Co., \ 1033-16 st. Opp. Post Office \ Denver, Colo.

    c.r. typed: E.E. Sowens, \ 3420 W. 32d, \ City.

  • Collection Name

    Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1976.48.67

  • Copyright

    Public domain

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