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Thomas B. Reed Birthplace Postcard

A color postcard showing a house with tan siding on a street, captioned, “Thomas B. Reed’s Birthplace, Portland, ME.,” with an inset photo of Reed/tiles/collection/6/6476.xml
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A color postcard showing a house with tan siding on a street, captioned, “Thomas B. Reed’s Birthplace, Portland, ME.,” with an inset photo of Reed
Reverse of postcard, blank
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Date

1909-1910

Publisher

Detroit Publishing Company

Dimensions

3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)

Accession Number

2005.075.000

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

In the early 20th century, this postcard immortalized Speaker Thomas Brackett Reed’s birthplace at 15 Hancock Street in Portland, Maine. A well-known and powerful leader in Congress, Reed’s house served as an attraction in his hometown. To create this postcard, the Detroit Publishing Company used a process they called Phostint, which transferred black and white photograph negatives onto lithograph plates, from which the color print was made.

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