A vintage color chrome postcard showing a dark wood trundle bed inside the Herbert Hoover Birthplace. The top bed is covered with a blue and white geometric woven coverlet, while the lower pull out trundle features a light colored quilt. The furniture is set against a simple white paneled wall with a window visible in the background.
The reverse side of an uncirculated vintage chrome postcard with a divided back layout. The upper left includes a printed description of the trundle bed at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa. The center vertical divider identifies the publisher as Shree Kamath and the printer as Dexter Press with a small dp logo at the bottom. The right side features a sans serif post card heading and the code 2543 D.
A vintage color chrome postcard showing a dark wood trundle bed inside the Herbert Hoover Birthplace. The top bed is covered with a blue and white geometric woven coverlet, while the lower pull out trundle features a light colored quilt. The furniture is set against a simple white paneled wall with a window visible in the background.
The reverse side of an uncirculated vintage chrome postcard with a divided back layout. The upper left includes a printed description of the trundle bed at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa. The center vertical divider identifies the publisher as Shree Kamath and the printer as Dexter Press with a small dp logo at the bottom. The right side features a sans serif post card heading and the code 2543 D.

1970s Herbert Hoover Birthplace Trundle Bed Iowa Vintage Postcard

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About This Vintage Postcard

A quiet domestic stillness resides within the birth site of the 31st President, where the intricate weave of a geometric blue and white coverlet rests over a sturdy wooden trundle bed. The warm interior light of the small cottage in West Branch, Iowa, highlights the clever, space-saving design of this historic furniture. The play of shadow on the pull-out frame and the soft texture of the woven bedding evoke the unhurried rhythms of a 19th-century pioneer home, inviting an intimate look at the humble beginnings that shaped a national legacy.

Details

Era: Chrome 1970s (1973)
City: West Branch
State: Iowa
Country: United States of America
Topics: Presidential Library, Historic Furniture, Domestic Life, Americana, Herbert Hoover
Artist/Photographer: Unknown
Condition: Uncirculated
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Publisher: Shree Kamath, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Printer: Dexter Press, West Nyack, New York

Additional Information

This chrome era card was published by Shree Kamath of Cedar Rapids and printed by the renowned Dexter Press. The descriptive text on the reverse explains that this trundle bed is similar to the one used by the Hoover family after their children outgrew the cradle, providing a tangible link to the modest early life of Herbert Hoover.

This vintage postcard would look great framed or make an excellent addition to any collection.

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