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NONSENSE REBUS SERIES - CITY OF ? A town of Indian origin, A halfway stop for trains Where Natures made another freak - A bluff right on the plains.

NONSENSE REBUS SERIES - CITY OF ?
A town of Indian origin, A halfway stop for trains
Where Natures made another freak - A bluff right on the plains.

1907
Medium/TechniqueChromolithograph on embossed card stock.
DimensionsHorizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineLeonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession number2014.13480
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ClassificationsPostcards
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2011, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in the United States, Canada and Europe; 2014, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 29, 2014)
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
Crescent Embossing Co.
1903
MEMORIES OF THE WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE
MEMORIES OF THE WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE
Crescent Embossing Co.
1907
NONSENSE REBUS SERIES - CITY OF ? Of floods and fires they've had a few And making silk is all they do. Their mayor was fond of coin and travel We think that now he's digging gravel.
NONSENSE REBUS SERIES - CITY OF ? Of floods and fires they've had a few And making silk is all they do. Their mayor was fond of coin and travel We think that now he's digging gravel.
Crescent Embossing Co.
1907
NONSENSE REBUS SERIES - CITY OF ? A college town, a jolly town A "knowledgetic" place. Where even at the restaurants Tis proper to say grace' "Pass the beans."
NONSENSE REBUS SERIES - CITY OF ? A college town, a jolly town A "knowledgetic" place. Where even at the restaurants Tis proper to say grace' "Pass the beans."
Crescent Embossing Co.
1907
NONSENSE REBUS SERIES - CITY OF ? A sporty bunch indeed are we Producing girls most fair to see. Among the statues of our monumental park Will soon be one of Joe Gans, the dark.
NONSENSE REBUS SERIES - CITY OF ? A sporty bunch indeed are we Producing girls most fair to see. Among the statues of our monumental park Will soon be one of Joe Gans, the dark.
Crescent Embossing Co.
1907
NONSENSE REBUS SERIES - CITY OF ? Our climate is our biggest brag, And our scenerys not so bad; We're not far from the Golden Gate And our prunes are the best to be had. Oh! Boarding-houses!
NONSENSE REBUS SERIES - CITY OF ? Our climate is our biggest brag, And our scenerys not so bad; We're not far from the Golden Gate And our prunes are the best to be had. Oh! Boarding-houses!
Crescent Embossing Co.
1907
NONSENSE REBUS SERIES - CITY OF ? Though cut in two by a river And knocked on every hand; We still saw meat and liver To beat the merriest band. Oh! Sausage!
NONSENSE REBUS SERIES - CITY OF ? Though cut in two by a river And knocked on every hand; We still saw meat and liver To beat the merriest band. Oh! Sausage!
Crescent Embossing Co.
1907
NONSENSE REBUS SERIES - CITY OF ? Wealth and beauty are here displayed And the view on the lake is dandy, The three cent fare is sure to wear, And the girls are all to the candy.
NONSENSE REBUS SERIES - CITY OF ? Wealth and beauty are here displayed And the view on the lake is dandy, The three cent fare is sure to wear, And the girls are all to the candy.
Crescent Embossing Co.
1907
Makers of Prosperity
Makers of Prosperity
Crescent Embossing Co.
1907
The Man in the Overalls
The Man in the Overalls
Crescent Embossing Co.
1907
Labor taking a day off
Labor taking a day off
Crescent Embossing Co.
1907
Our latest holiday
Our latest holiday
Crescent Embossing Co.
1907