Collector:

Smith, Loretta Thomsen (collector)  Search this

Extent:

1 Cubic foot (2 boxes)

Container:

Box 1

Box 2

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Picture postcards

Scrapbooks

Date:

1900-1970.

Scope and Contents:

Two scrapbooks containing postcards, stamps, and hand-written information about various states of the United States. The initial pages in volume 1 contain information about the early history of postcards in Europe and the United States.

Arrangement:

1 series.

Provenance:

Collection donated by Loretta Thomsen Smith, 1980.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Postage-stamps -- 1900-1970  Search this

Tourist trade -- 1900-1970  Search this

Genre/Form:

Picture postcards -- 20th century -- Europe

Picture postcards -- 20th century -- United States

Scrapbooks -- 20th century

Citation:

Loretta Thomsen Smith Picture Postcard Collection, 1900-1970,Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0147

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep818888653-51b0-48a7-becf-7a5fda7a733c

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0147