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Picture postcards

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Brown family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Brown Family
Abstract Correspondence, writings, newspaper clippings, numerous group and portrait photographs, a scrapbook, travel and souvenir items and snapshots, relating to sisters Grace and Genevieve Brown, musicians who were members of three American all-girl bands between 1923 and 1932. A large part of the collection consists of photographs of the bands and the performers: Harry Waiman and the Debutantes, the Parisian Red Heads and the Ingenues, as well as numerous small travel photographs Also a small...
Dates: 1918-1972; Majority of material found within 1923 - 1932

Mendicant ephemera collection

 Collection
Identifier: Case-folio-HV4493 .N49
Abstract

Collection of printed poems, postcards, photographs, and other ephemera with appeals to the public by people who are blind, deaf, or with other physical disabilities, offered in exchange for a small donation. Geographic coverage is focused primarily on the United States but also includes Czech Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Scandinavia, and Spain.

Dates: approximately 1850-approximately 2020

Warren and Katherine Head postcard collection

 Collection
Identifier: Modern-MS-Head-Postcard
Abstract

Postcards collected by Warren and Katherine Head of Palmyra, Missouri. Includes approximately 2000 real photo and printed postcards, many of which include text and were sent through the mail. Postcards depict locations throughout the United States and over 40 countries, including Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. Some subjects include buildings, houses, people, politics, military, bridges, and depictions of Native American people.

Dates: 1901-1970s; Majority of material found within 1901-1940s