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2 vintage postcards w/ stamps, 1933, Field Museum, Chicago World's Fair
2 vintage postcards w/ stamps, 1933, Field Museum, Chicago World's Fair
2 vintage postcards w/ stamps, 1933, Field Museum, Chicago World's Fair
2 vintage postcards w/ stamps, 1933, Field Museum, Chicago World's Fair
2 vintage postcards w/ stamps, 1933, Field Museum, Chicago World's Fair

2 vintage postcards w/ stamps, 1933, Field Museum, Chicago World's Fair

$ 4.22

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Theme: World’s Fairs
  • Condition: Used
  • Signed: Yes
  • Modified Item: No
  • World Fair: 1933-34 Chicago
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

    Description

    Two vintage postcards with sepia-toned photos from the Field Museum of Natural History. Both postcards have green, one-cent "Chicago Century of Progress / 1833-1933" stamps. Mailed from the Chicago World's Fair in 1933 to Tunnel Hill, Georgia. Both postmarked July 14, 1933.
    MANGBETU WOMAN, AFRICA
    Sculpture in bronze by Malvina Hoffman / Chauncey Keep Memorial Hall
    The hair of this Mangbetu woman from the northeastern Belgian Congo is built up into an elaborate coiffure shaped so as to continue the lines of the face and forehead.
    A-44
    NORDIC MAN, NORTHERN EUROPE
    Sculpture in bronze by Malvina Hoffman / Chauncey Keep Memorial Hall
    Light-colored skin, fair hair, and tall stature are characteristic of the Nordic group, which forms the basic population of northern Europe. The head is long with a finely arched skull. The nose is straight, the chin is prominent, and the eyes are blue or gray in color.
    A-352 vintage postcards w/ stamps, 1933, Field Museum, Chicago World's Fair. Condition is "Used". Shipped with USPS First Class.