Postcard of the Campidoglio in Rome collected during the Lovett World Tour
Date
1908-1909Abstract
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.
Description
The Campidoglio located on top of the Capitol Hill in Rome. Few people can been seen going up the stairs to the of the Piazza del Campidoglio, where the Palazzo Senatorio, Palazzo dei Conservatori (on the right side) and Palazzo Nuovo (on the left side) stand. Original resource is a color postcard.
Citation
Keyword
Events; Lovett, Edgar Odell, 1871-1957--Travel; William M. Rice Institute--Travel; Lovett World Tour (1908-1909); Piazza del Campidoglio (Rome, Italy); More... Rome (Italy); Palazzo dei Senatori (Rome, Italy); Palazzo dei Conservatori (Rome, Italy); Palazzo nuovo (Rome, Italy); Rice University--History; Lovett, Edgar Odell, 1871-1957--Travel; William M. Rice Institute--Travel; Lovett World Tour (1908-1909)