Postcard to David Baldwin from James Baldwin

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Postcard from James Baldwin to his brother, David Baldwin, torn with the date address obscured. The message is asking David to wire James $50 to the S.S. Cristoforo Colombo. The ruins of the Macellum in Pompeii are depicted on the front of the postcard.

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