Museum object · Documents and Manuscripts
Postcard to Paula Baldwin from James Baldwin
ca. 1966
Istanbul, Marmara, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A handwritten postcard from James Baldwin to his sister, Paula Baldwin in which James tells his sister that he has "got some rest, gained some weight, [and is] ready to start again." The front of the postcard depicts the Fatih Mosque in Istanbul.
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Catalog reference: 2011.99.49
