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[Portraits : real photographic postcards]

Catalog Data

Collection Creator:
National Philatelic Collection, Smithsonian Institution.  Search this
Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)  Search this
Extent:
20 Items
Type:
Archival materials
Picture postcards
Postcards
Photographic postcards
Date:
1910-1920
Scope and Contents:
Real photographic postcards (photographs on postcard stock), pictures of unidentified people in a variety of settings, including an interesting view of a man in a hospital bed, signed in the negative, "Many thanks for the kind remembrances / Father LeFerne / July 14, 1920." Another shows a woman wearing a patriotic flag costume. Also, a photonegative which with an edge label, "Miss Elmendorf painting," which may have been intended to produce personal photo postcards.
General:
In Box 27, Portraits--General.
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Collection 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:
Flags  Search this
Patriotism  Search this
Portraits -- 1900-1950  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Postcards
Photographic postcards
Collection Citation:
Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, c. 1880-c. 1970, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution,
See more items in:
Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection
Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection / Series 3: Subjects / Portraits -- General
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83aaab95b-35f4-485b-acae-d0be8cdb0590
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0200-ref2158