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Postcards -- 1901-1950

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Bessie Barnes papers

 Collection
Identifier: Dance-MS-Barnes
Abstract

Photographs, newspaper reviews and miscellaneous personal items relating to Bessie Barnes, producer of nightclub theatrical reviews in Chicago and Milwaukee in the 1920s and 1930s.

Dates: 1896-1992

Carol Bauer collection

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-BauerC
Abstract

Letters, 1893-1898, from the Friese family in Baltimore, to Christopher F. Friese in Chicago, discussing the kindergarten movement and women's work, a Chicago bicycle manufacturer, and family affairs; and holiday picture postcards from the early 1900s addressed to the Lang family of Chicago. Also advertisements, including one for a Chicago dentist (Boston Dental Parlors), and one postcard from the Cort Theatre (published by the Fine Arts Journal of Chicago).

Dates: 1893-1921

Frances Wells Shaw papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-ShawF
Abstract

Papers of Frances Wells Shaw of Chicago and Lake Forest, Illinois, wife of architect Howard Van Doren Shaw. Bulk consists of material related to the frequent domestic and international travels of Frances Shaw during the first half of the 20th century. Includes her diaries, travel materials and memorabilia, and photographs. Also includes correspondence to and from Frances Shaw and her daughters, plus the diaries of her brother-in-law, Charles T. Atkinson.

Dates: 1866-1976; Majority of material found within 1925-1937

Louis S. Bauer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Bauer L
Abstract

Letters written to Louis S. Bauer while serving in the army during World War I at Camp Grant near Rockford, Illinois. Correspondence is primarily from his siblings, with some from other family and friends. Letters document life for the Bauer family in Chicago during World War I. Includes approximately 50 postcards, most produced in Germany, a few of which have messages sent to Louis while in Europe. Also contains physical and digital photographs.

Dates: 1911-1919; Majority of material found within 1917 - 1918

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