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1 of a Set of 6 Postcards: Die Electricitat hat die Dampf-Kraft Vertrieben. Das is mir ganz gleich. Wenn d'Damft Nudeln nur Gleiben

Walt Kuhn

American Art

MEDIUM Pen and ink over graphite on cardstock
DATES June 1904
DIMENSIONS Sheet: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (14 x 10.8 cm)
SIGNATURE Unsigned
COLLECTIONS American Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 62.32.2
CREDIT LINE Gift of Brenda Kuhn
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Postcard: on front, drawing of man's head with inscription, at bottom (in German): "Die Electricität hat / die Dampt-Kraft / vertrieben. / Dös is mir ganze / gleich / Wenn d'Damptnudeln nur Gleibe"; on back, postcard addressed as follows: [return address in upper left lost]; in center, "Post Karte / Arthur Woelfle Esq / artist-peintre. / 98 So. Elliott Place / Brooklyn / New York"; stamp and postmark in upper left obscured by old adhesive residue, two other postmarks in center from Brooklyn, dated June 4 and 5, 1904.
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