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Items with subject 'Postcards'
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Black Americana Postcards (3)
by A. Selige Souvenir Post Card Company; Curt Teich & Company (circa 1900 – 1941)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These 15 postcards depict black Americans in both positive and negative portrayals ranging from circa 1900 to 1941. While some are real photographs, others are cartoon drawings.
Black Americana Postcards (4)
by Unknown (circa 1900 – 1920)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These 20 postcards depict black Americans in negative portrayals ranging from circa 1900 to 1920. All are cartoon drawings.
Black Americana Trade and Post Cards
by Unknown (1906 – 1908)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These postcards depict racist views of African Americans in the early 20th Century. Various stereotypes and racial slurs are present throughout the postcards such as African Americans with watermelons and a picture of Uncle Tom.
Catlin Postcard Collection
by Ulman Bros. (1910s)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains seven postcards. Six of them contain various images of Delmarva that include Main Street in Nanticoke, Maryland, strawberry crates being unloaded in Roaring Point, and a steamboat docking in Roaring Point. These post cards all contain the text "Published by the Country Store, Roaring Pt., Maryland" on the front. The seventh postcard is a picture of Peninsula General Hospital, Salisbury, Maryland. It is addressed to Ms. Denalah Phillips.
Church Army in the U.S.A. Scrapbooks
by Abraham, Arthur (1927 – 1980)
3 folders (0.3 linear feet)
These two scrapbooks, compiled by Reverend Arthur Abraham, document the history of the Church Army in the U.S.A. from 1927 to 1932 with a 1980 letter. The British organization crusaded by doing "aggressive Evangelistic work under the auspices of the Episcopal Church of America." The scrapbooks contain many photographs, postcards, newspaper clippings, and pasted letters that provide a detailed account of the missionary work primarily in New York, though also in southern states like North and South Carolina.
Coast Guard Station photographic print collection
by Unknown (2010s)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
Series of coast guard station photographic post card prints documenting the stations of Ocean City, Md. and Virginia Beach, Va.
Correspondence to Mabala Nyalugwe
by Nyalugwe, Mabala (1979 – 1998)
2 folders (0.2 linear feet)
The Correspondence to Mabala Nyalugwe documents the relationships that Nyalugwe had with her friends and family living in various places throughout the United States and Africa from 1979 to 1998. In the letters and postcards, Nyaalugwe's correspondents write to her about the conditions of her family and their own life events. The collection includes various letters, postcards and photographs sent to Nyalugwe in Indiana from destinations such as Boston, Kentucky, London, Gabon, Belize, Lambia, Zambia, and Tanzania. The collection also includes 2 textile pieces and an African bead necklace.
Dan Brown collection
by Brown, Danny (1896 – 2007)
2 boxes (0.75 linear feet)
The Danny Brown collection consists of ephemera and documents related to the history of Salisbury, Maryland and the Delmarva Peninsula with items dating from 1896 to 2007 (the bulk of the materials range from 1908 to 1996). Included in the collection are two general or hardware store ledgers dating from 1908 to 1920, business and political advertisements, event programs, postcards, photo reproductions, newspaper clippings, and writings about Salisbury's history. Also included is a handwritten list of canneries along the Nanticoke River.
Della Andrew Postcard Collection
by Artvue Post Card Co.; Dexter Press, Inc.; H. S. Crocker., Inc.; Pulling, Richard C.; Sweet, Ozzie; Tawes Photographic; The Collotype Co.; The Harry P. Cann & Bro. Co.; The Mayrose Co.; Traub, David E. (1940 – 1960)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains various postcards from the 1940s and 1950s and contains correspondence between Della Andrew and her family and friends.
Dorothy Tompkins' Travel Scrapbook
by Tompkins, Dorothy (1956)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This scrapbook documents Dorothy Tompkins' 1956 vacation with her husband as they traveled from Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania to southern Florida. She took several photographs and collected postcards, commenting on each item pasted in the scrapbook.
Dutch Anti-German Postcard
by Unknown (1942)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This postcard depicts a German raid on Dutch citizens with text that encourages liberation.
Ebony Classics Christmas Cards
by Ebony Classics (circa 1950s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These 11 Christmas cards were created by Ebony Classics around the 1950s. The images depict African Americans in religious imagery and holiday scenes.