Postcard of Elisabeth-Brücke in Budapest, Hungary collected during the Lovett World Tour for Rice Institute
Date
19081909
Description
Aerial view of the Elisabeth-Brücke (Erzsébet híd) bridge in Budapest, Hungary. The bridge connects Buda and Pest across the River Danube, few boats can be seen on the river and few city buildings are seen in the background. Original resource is a color postcard.
Citation
Abstract
This item was collected on the world tour taken by Rice Institute President Edgar Odell Lovett, his wife Mary Hale Lovett, and Secretary for Rice's Board of Trustees, Carrington Weems. The mission of the tour was to research the best characteristics of the world's top universities and plan the academic, administrative, student and physical structure of the Rice Institute.
Keyword
Events; Lovett, Edgar Odell, 1871-1957--Travel; William M. Rice Institute--History; Lovett World Tour (1908-1909); Erzsébet Híd (Budapest, Hungary); More... Budapest (Hungary); Bridges--Hungary--Budapest; Rice University--History; Lovett, Edgar Odell, 1871-1957--Travel; William M. Rice Institute--Travel; Lovett World Tour (1908-1909)