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Title	General Grant's tomb in New York.
Description	General Ulysses S. Grant's tomb, a large stone structure with columns. It is set on a small hill, with steps leading up to the building. There are people near the monument; one person is on a bicycle. Text printed on verso reads, "Grant's Tomb, Riverside Park, New York. General Grant died on Mount McGregor, N.Y., on July 23, 1885. The construction of a magnificent mausoleum for his remains was begun in Riverside Park on April 27th, 1891, and it was dedicated on April 27th, 1897, in the presence of one of the greatest concourses of people and with one of the greatest parades ever witnessed in the United States. The mausoleum exclusive of steps and portico projections is about 100 feet square, the base and height 160 feet from the ground and nearly 300 feet from the level of the Hudson River. There is an outer gallery 130 feet above the base from which the country may be seen for miles around." Number 59 in a series. Postage requirements date this card to before 1952.
Subject	Tombs & sepulchral monuments Porticoes (Porches) Columns
Location Depicted	General Grant National Memorial (New York, N.Y.)
Object Type	Postcards
Source	3x5 color postcard. Item no. 008.263 in the Newton Owen Postcard Collection, University of Louisville Archives and Records Center
Citation Information	See http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/ulua001/#conditions for guidance on citing this item. To cite the digital version, add its Reference URL (found by following the link in the header above the digital file).
Collection	Newton Owen Postcard Collection, University of Louisville Archives and Records Center
Collection Website	http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/ulua001/
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Archives and Records Center
Format	image/jpeg
Ordering Information	To inquire about reproductions, permissions, or for information about prices see: http://louisville.edu/library/archives/copying.html/. Please cite the Image Number when ordering.
Image Number	ULUA.008.263
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