Preview
Creation Date
20th century
Geography
Bradford, England
Culture
English
Medium
Photographic postcard
Dimensions
5 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (14 × 8.8 cm)
Credit Line
Long-term Loan from the Estate of Boris Blick, 2015
Accession Number
2015.477
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings
Beneath image, lower left: "BIG BEN AND THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER, LONDON", lower right "M835"
Reverse of postcard:
Upper center: "POST | CARD" [ "|" indicates where the words are split by one logo of Walter Scott, a dashed "w" over which a larger dashed "s" is superimposed]
Written in the margin perpendicular to "POST | CARD", left of postcard: "Copyright and published by Walter Scott, Bradford."
Left of dividing line down the middle: "FOR CORRESPONDENCE / "Let us all strive without failing in faith or in duty." / The Prime Minister.", right of line: "FOR ADDRESS"
Creator Biography
Walter Scott, English, 20th century (publisher).
Description
Sepia photograph looking over the river Thames to the Palace of Westminster and Big Ben's tower. In the foreground, vehicles cross Westminster Bridge.