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Chicago - Railroad Center of the World
Chicago - Railroad Center of the World

Chicago - Railroad Center of the World

Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, Mass. (1908–1987)
Medium/TechniqueChromolithograph on linen textured 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 number2015.6337
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPostcards
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)
S.S. Normandie
S.S. Normandie
Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, Mass.
1935–1942
DOTTY DIMWIT SAYS.. GIRLS WITH PRETTY FACES SHOULDN'T STAND IN WINDY PLACES... FOR MEN THAT STAND IN WINDY PLACES DON'T NOTICE PRETTY FACES.
DOTTY DIMWIT SAYS.. GIRLS WITH PRETTY FACES SHOULDN'T STAND IN WINDY PLACES...
FOR MEN THAT STAND IN WINDY PLACES DON'T NOTICE PRETTY FACES.
Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, Mass.
A NEW WAY TO THE OLD WORLD - by Cunard and Anchor Donaldson CANADIAN SERVICE
A NEW WAY TO THE OLD WORLD - by Cunard and Anchor Donaldson CANADIAN SERVICE
Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, Mass.
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, Mass.
Presidents of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA
Presidents of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA
Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, Mass.
1959–1969
"STEAMER TITANIC" Largest and most luxurious in the World. Launched at Belfast Ireland, May 1911. Length 882 ft. 6 inches. Displacement 66,000 tons. On her maiden trip struck a mammoth iceberg on Sunday, April 14th at 10.25 P.M. 41° 46 minutes, north latitude - 50° 14 minutes, west longitude. The worst disaster known in Marine History. Sunk at 2.20 A.M. April 15 1912, with a loss of over 1500 lives.
"STEAMER TITANIC" Largest and most luxurious in the World. Launched at Belfast Ireland, May 1911. Length 882 ft. 6 inches. Displacement 66,000 tons. On her maiden trip struck a mammoth iceberg on Sunday, April 14th at 10.25 P.M. 41° 46 minutes, north latitude - 50° 14 minutes, west longitude. The worst disaster known in Marine History. Sunk at 2.20 A.M. April 15 1912, with a loss of over 1500 lives.
Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, Mass.
after 1912
"STEAMER TITANIC" Largest and most luxurious in the World. Launched at Belfast Ireland, May 1911. Length 882 ft. 6 inches. Displacement 66,000 tons. On her maiden trip struck a mammoth iceberg on Sunday, April 14th at 10.25 P.M. 41° 49 minutes, north latitude - 50° 14 minutes, west longitude. The worst disaster known in Marine History. Sunk at 2.20 A.M. April 15 1912, with a loss of over 1300 lives.
"STEAMER TITANIC" Largest and most luxurious in the World. Launched at Belfast Ireland, May 1911. Length 882 ft. 6 inches. Displacement 66,000 tons. On her maiden trip struck a mammoth iceberg on Sunday, April 14th at 10.25 P.M. 41° 49 minutes, north latitude - 50° 14 minutes, west longitude. The worst disaster known in Marine History. Sunk at 2.20 A.M. April 15 1912, with a loss of over 1300 lives.
Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, Mass.
after 1912
"STEAMER TITANIC" Largest and most luxurious in the World. Launched at Belfast Ireland, May 1911. Length 882 ft. 6 inches. Displacement 66,000 tons. On her maiden trip struck a mammoth iceberg on Sunday, April 14th at 10.25 P.M. 41° 49 minutes, north latitude - 50° 14 minutes, west longitude. The worst disaster known in Marine History. Sunk at 2.20 A.M. April 15 1912, with a loss of over 1500 lives.
"STEAMER TITANIC" Largest and most luxurious in the World. Launched at Belfast Ireland, May 1911. Length 882 ft. 6 inches. Displacement 66,000 tons. On her maiden trip struck a mammoth iceberg on Sunday, April 14th at 10.25 P.M. 41° 49 minutes, north latitude - 50° 14 minutes, west longitude. The worst disaster known in Marine History. Sunk at 2.20 A.M. April 15 1912, with a loss of over 1500 lives.
Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, Mass.
after 1912
PRESIDENTIAL TIMBER.
PRESIDENTIAL TIMBER.
Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, Mass.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON 36th President of the United States
LYNDON B. JOHNSON 36th President of the United States
Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, Mass.
1963–1969
Richard M. Nixon [signature]
Richard M. Nixon [signature]
Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, Mass.
about 1960
GREETINGS FROM SMITHTOWN BRANCH, LONG ISLAND, N.Y.
GREETINGS FROM SMITHTOWN BRANCH, LONG ISLAND, N.Y.
"Tichnor Quality Views," by Tichnor Brothers, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts