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GUSN-317384
The postcard title refers to a scene from the book: The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne, depicting an organ grinder and his monkey surrounded by groups of children in colorful dress holding hands in a circle dancing to the music. The House of the Seven Gables can be seen in the background.
A hand written note on the back of the postcard states "second from left Rebecca Haskell (Mrs. Paul Haskell).
barrel organs
monkeys (animals)
music
children (people by age group)
round dance
people in literature
postcards
Postcard color
PC001
General photographic collection
PC001.03.01.USMA.4110.1380.001
Salem (Essex county, Massachusetts)
The House of the Seven Gables (Salem, Essex county, Massachusetts) [historic site]
Detroit Publishing Co. (Publisher)
postcards
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864
Item
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