| Title |
New Bureau of Printing and Engraving on Potomac Park Basin, Washington, D.C., circa 1938-1944
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| Description |
Image of new Bureau of Printing and Engraving with Potomac Park Basin in foreground and Washington Monument nearby, Washington, D.C., circa 1938-1944. Caption reads: "The Bureau of Printing and Engraving is a branch of the United States Treasury and the most interesting part of its work is keeping the nation supplied with money. It gives employment to about 4,000 people and its average total daily output is between six and seven million dollars in value. Besides the engraving of plates for, and printing the United States Gold and silver certificates and national bank notes, here are also made postage and Internal Revenue stamps, checks, bonds and all government paper securities." Postcard number: 40830; Message included.
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| Extent |
2 images; Postcard; color |
| Date |
1938/1944 |
| Location |
District of Columbia; United States; Massachusetts; Everett; North America; Washington |
| Subject(s) |
Printing; Washington Monument (Washington, D.C.); Engraving; Postcards; Government facilities; United States. Bureau of Engraving and Printing |
| Citation |
National Trust Library Historic Postcard collection |
| Permanent Link |
https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/18287
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| Rights |
http://vocab.lib.umd.edu/rightsStatement#CNE
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| Terms of Use |
Collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the University of Maryland Libraries.
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| Digital Collection(s) |
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