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1943 Territorial Prison Museum Located On Prison Hill In Yuma Arizona Linen Postcard - World War II Era - Ready For Framing
1943 Territorial Prison Museum Located On Prison Hill In Yuma Arizona Linen Postcard - World War II Era - Ready For Framing
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Vintage Original 1943 Territorial Prison Museum Located On Prison Hill In Yuma Arizona Linen Postcard - World War II Era - Ready For Framing
This Vintage 1943 Linen Postcard Features The Interior Of The Territorial Prison Museum Located On Prison Hill In Yuma, Arizona. Produced By Curt Teich And Company Using The Distinctive Art-Colortone Printing Process, The Image Documents The Early Preservation Efforts Led By The City Of Yuma And Local Veterans Of Foreign Wars. The Museum Occupies Buildings From The Original Arizona Territorial Prison, Which Functioned As A Penitentiary Between 1876 And 1909. The Scene Displays A Curated Array Of Indigenous Artifacts, Pioneer Relics, And Historical Weaponry Housed Within The Former Guard Quarters. Notable Decorative Elements Include Hand-Painted Southwestern Ceiling Motifs And Visual References To The Colorado River Steamboat Trade. This Specific Specimen, Identified By Production Code 3B-H1076 And Distributed By The Lollesgard Specialty Company, Serves As A Primary Document Of Mid-Century Arizona Tourism And The Institutional Archiving Of Frontier History.
In Good Vintage Condition – Unposted, Edge Wear, Paper Toning Due To Age And History-Collectors Watermarked That Is Not On The Postcard. Measures Approx. 5-1/2" Wide by 3-1/2" Tall.
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