London Bridge

Creator

• Raphael Tuck & Sons

Creator Biography

Raphael Tuck & Sons, English, 1866–ca.1960 (publisher).

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Creation Date

1940s

Geography

London, England

Culture

English

Medium

Photographic postcard

Dimensions

5 7/16 × 3 1/2 in. (13.8 × 8.9 cm)

Credit Line

Gift in Loving Memory of Boris Blick & Judith Rosenbloom Blick by their daughter Sarah Blick, 2024

Accession Number

2015.475

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Beneath image, lower center: "LONDON BRIDGE"

Reverse of postcard:

Upper center: "TUCK'S POST CARD / CARTE | POSTALE" [ "|" indicates where the words are split by one logo of Raphael Tuck & Sons featuring an image of a reclining, toga-wearing woman pointing at a globe in the center, surrounded by the words "THE WORLD'S ART SERVICE / RAPHEL TUCK & SONS LP"]

Written in the margin perpendicular to "TUCK'S POSTCARD", left of postcard: "Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd GRAVURE POSTCARD LONDON / FINE ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING & QUEEN AND TO HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY / Printed in England"

Left of dividing line down the middle: [Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom] / ""WE HAVE TO GAIN THE VICTORY. / THAT IS OUR TASK." / —The Prime Minister", right of line: "(FOR ADDRESS ONLY)"

The upper right corner contains a box for a postage stamp, at the center of which is Raphael Tuck & Sons' main logo featuring an easel and paint pallet.

Description

Sepia photograph of a view overlooking the river Thames to the buildings of London lining its banks. London Bridge extends over the river in the lower right corner of the photograph.