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Oldest House in the U.S.A.-Santa Fe, N.M. [postcard]

Topic:
Ethnic Imagery Project, Archives Center
Publisher:
Collotype Co. (Elizabeth, N.J. and N.Y.C.)  Search this
Creator:
Merrill, Arthur J. (illustrator)  Search this
Collection Creator:
National Philatelic Collection, Smithsonian Institution.  Search this
Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (black and white, 3.5" x 5.5".)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Santa Fe (N.M.) -- 1920-1930
Scope and Contents:
Illustration by Arthur J. Merrill, signed 1898, but postmark is 1951. The card depicts a street scene in Santa Fe. On verso: "Across the lane from San Miguel Church stands an old 'puddled' adobe house. This house is believed to be pre-Spanish and is undoubtedly well over 400 years old."
General:
Series 1, Box 10, U.S.A.--New Mexico--Santa Fe.
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
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:
Cities and towns -- Puerto Rico  Search this
Building, Adobe -- 1920-1930  Search this
Churches -- 1920-1930  Search this
Adobe homes.  Search this
Indian architecture.  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards -- 1920-1930
Picture postcards -- 1920-1930
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 1: Geographical Locations within United States / New Mexico - Santa Fe
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep890f8407f-9a6e-41c6-94fd-9b1b93cb7cb4
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0200-ref2221

James Reid Graham photographs and postcard collection relating to India and Asia

Creator:
Graham, James Reid  Search this
Publisher:
Albertype Co.  Search this
Asheville Postcard Company  Search this
Collotype Co. (Elizabeth, N.J. and N.Y.C.)  Search this
Dexter Press  Search this
H. A. Mirza & Sons  Search this
Honolulu Paper Company  Search this
Lehnert & Landrock  Search this
Mahatta & Co.  Search this
Sarrafian Bros.  Search this
Names:
Island Curio (Company), publisher or seller  Search this
Behar, Isaac (editor or publisher)  Search this
Harriz, Michel (photographer or publisher)  Search this
Photographer:
Ferger, Henri R. (Henri Rabb), b. 1889  Search this
Malhotra, K. L.  Search this
Stewart, R. R. (Ralph Randles), 1890-  Search this
ʻAbbūd, Karīmah  Search this
Extent:
8 Copy prints
1 Sketched map
1,850 Prints (circa, silver gelatin (some on postcard stock))
1,500 Negatives (circa, nitrate)
96 Printed postcards (collotype, color halftone, halftone)
Culture:
Chinese  Search this
Japanese  Search this
Kashmiri (South Asian people)  Search this
East Indians  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Copy prints
Sketched map
Prints
Negatives
Printed postcards
Postcards
Photographs
Place:
India
Jammu and Kashmir (India)
Pakistan
Israel
Palestine
Hong Kong (China)
Japan
Syria
India -- religion
Hawaii
Date:
circa 1929-1932
Scope and Contents note:
Photographs made and collected by James Reid Graham during his travels in India and Asia. They document the people, the natural and built environments, religious shrines and objects (including Buddhist, Hindu, and Catholic representations), transportation (including by yak, donkey, boat, airplane, and ricksha), games (particularly polo and field hockey), gatherings, and crafts.

The photographs depict locations in northern India and Pakistan, southern India and Ceylon, Egypt, Greece, Israel and Palestine, Syria, Hong Kong, Japan, Hawaii, and possibly Yale University.

Some photographs by Ralph Randles Stewart, a botanist who worked at Gordon College from 1911-1954; Reverend Henri R. Ferger, a missionary and teacher for the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions in India; and K. L. Malhotra. Includes postcards by Sarrafian Bros, Isaac Behar, Karimeh Abbud, Michel Harriz, Albertype Co., Asheville Postcard Co., Dexter Press, Lehnert & Landrock, Honolulu Paper Co., Collotype Co., Mahatta & Co., Island Curio Co., and H. A. Mirza & Sons.
Biographical/Historical note:
James Reid Graham was as a Presbyterian missionary at Gordon College in Rawalpindi, Punjab (1929-1932). His doctoral dissertation for the Yale University Department of Religion was "The Arya Samaj as a Reformation in Hinduism, with Special Reference to Caste," submitted in 1943.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 88-37
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Albertype Company negatives can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 25.
Additional Isaac Behar and Lehnert & Landrock postcards can be found in the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives Postcard Collection.
Restrictions:
Original nitrate negatives are in cold storage and require advanced notice for viewing.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Topic:
Sports  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Photographs
Citation:
Photo Lot 88-37, James Reid Graham photographs and postcard collection relating to India and Asia, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.88-37
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw338397e46-3780-4448-8e5c-fafb8dd2aee8
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-88-37

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