MEDIA INFORMATION

 
 
 
COLLECTION NAME:
Savannah Postcard Collection
Record
Title:
Greetings From Savannah, Ga.
Description:
Color postcard, with no border and divided back, postally unused. The postcard dates from the mid 1950's and contains views of Broughton Street and of the old Talmadge Bridge. Just visible on the right side of Broughton Street is the marquee for the State Theater, which operated in the old Odeon Theater building from 1950-1958. On the left side of Broughton just under the banner, is Levy's Department store. The facade was put on the newly remodeled block long store in 1950. Caption from back of card: "Historic and Beautiful Savannah, 'Birthplace of Georgia' is situated on a deep Landlocked harbor at the head of ocean navigation on the Savannah River. More cotton is shipped from here than from any other Atlantic port, and it is the leading export city of the world for naval stores."
Subject:
Historic buildings
Publisher:
Dixie News Co.
Date:
1950-1959
Coverage:
Savannah (Ga.)
Coverage:
Georgia
Language:
English
Type:
Still Image
Extent:
3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches
Format/Medium:
Postcards
Source:
Savannah Postcard Collection, MS 016, Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, Savannah College of Art and Design.
Relation:
Catalog Record: https://library.sca…
Rights:
Copyright may have been retained by the authors or creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Greetings From Savannah, Ga.

Greetings From Savannah, Ga.