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Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection

Creator:
National Philatelic Collection, Smithsonian Institution.  Search this
Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)  Search this
Former owner:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Extractive Industries  Search this
Extent:
10 Cubic feet (29 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Postcards
Picture postcards
Photographs
Photographic postcards
Place:
Europe -- Postcards
Date:
circa 1880-circa 1970
Summary:
This collection consists of postcards gathered by Dr. Victor A. Blenkle, a twentieth century physician. The postcards primarily concern geographical locations and landmarks in the United States and Western Europe, but also include materials from six other continents.
Scope and Contents:
The Blenkle Collection consists of 29 boxes of postcards, principally about geographical locations, landmarks, monuments and other buildings of interest around the world. The bulk of the cards are about the United States and Western Europe, but countries in 6 continents are represented. The earliest cards included date from the late 1880s and the latest card date from the mid-1970s. The cards are arranged in alphabetical order by state name, name of country, and then specific locations.
Arrangement:
The collection is divided into four series:

Series 1 includes 16 boxes of cards about geographical locations within the United States. These cards are organized first by state in alphabetical order, secondly by city or place name (for example, Grand Canyon). Cities or locations with fewer than three postcards are arranged into general categories such as "Cities". Cards with no clear location are grouped by illustrated subject, such as "Winter Scenes."

Series 2 consists of 9 boxes of cards about places outside the United States. These cards are in alphabetical order by name Of country, and then by city, location or geographical name,also in alphabetical order. The names of countries are used as listed on the card. For example, most of the German cards appear to date from before the division into East and West Germany, consequently, the name is listed as Germany, with no regard for the location of a place between 1945 and 1990.

Series 3 consists of 4 boxes of cards organized by subject. These are the only cards without specific geographical locations.

Series 4 consists of 1 box of cards and letters written by Dr. Blenkle or what appear to be members of his family.

Divided into 3 series: (1) U.S.A., (2) Foreign (mostly Europe), (3) Subjects. Arranged geographically and alphabetically.
Biographical / Historical:
The Blenkle Collection of Postcards was collected by Dr. Victor A. Blenkle, who lived in New Jersey. Little was known about Dr. Blenkle until Ms. Lorraine Clemente, his great-niece, supplied biographical information in 2006. All relevant curators involved in this acquisition are now deceased. Through processing, some conclusions were reached based on evidence contained within the collection itself.

Victor A. Blenkle (born December 15, 1900; died April 15, 1978) was one of six children; his siblings were Ferdinand, Herbert, Albert, Helene, and Julius. His parents, Ferdinand and Bertha, probably emigrated to the United States from Germany in the 1890s (his father was born in 1871). Victor Blenkle practiced medicine in Teaneck, N.J., where he was affiliated with Holy Name Hospital; his wife's name was Elsie. Blenkle was active in medical organizations and was a founder of Family Practice of New Jersey. He served in both World Wars, attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel. Many of the postcards in this collection were from Blenkle's patients, as well as family members. (Ms. Lorraine Clemente, great-niece of Victor Blenkle, supplied biographical information in 2006.)

We do not know when Dr. Blenkle began collecting postcards, but cards sent to him or with what appears to be his handwriting begin in the 1920s. It seems as if Blenkle also either purchased or traded for collections that were originally owned by others. For example, within the overall Blenkle collection, there are three smaller groups of cards of earlier origin. Some of these include the earliest materials in the collection, dating from the late 1880s and 1890s. These three smaller groups include a group of cards sent to (and some sent by) a Reverend Leach in Noroton, Connecticut who was a Lutheran minister. He also apparently ran some kind of a Bible study by mail program and so received a number of cards from those interested in the Bible. Another group of cards sent to addresses in Elgin, Illinois and other related Midwestern locations by members of an extended family and some of their friends between about 1895 and 1910. A third set of cards includes smaller group of cards sent by a group of family and friends in Wisconsin, apparently centering on Milwaukee. All of these include messages written on front or back and postmarks.
Provenance:
Bequeathed to the Smithsonian Institution by Victor A. Blankle in 1977.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
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:
Monuments -- Postcards  Search this
Buildings -- Postcards  Search this
Tourism  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Picture postcards -- Photomechanical
Picture postcards
Photographs -- Photomechanical prints
Photographs -- 19th century
Photographic postcards
Citation:
Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, c. 1880-c. 1970, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution,
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0200
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Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8d59beafa-2e3c-45af-8857-05a524ac70a5
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0200
Online Media:

Washington Postcards

Creator:
Washington News Co.  Search this
Buckingham, C. O.  Search this
Collector:
North Carolina Museum of History  Search this
Names:
Library of Congress -- 1900-1910 -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this
Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.) -- 1900-1910  Search this
Parrot, The (restaurant) -- ca. 1906 -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this
Extent:
1 Folder
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Postcards
Picture postcards
Photolithographs
Photomechanical prints
Reproductions
Date:
circa 1906
Scope and Contents:
Three picture postcards of Washington, D.C., one postmarked 1906; all are photomechanical reproductions of photographs: two color photolithographs of: (1) the Library of Congress (printed in Germany, addressed, with Christmas greeting, postmarked 1906); (2) the Lincoln Memorial (publ. Washington News Co., copyright C.O. Buckingham, no message, unmailed); and (3) a black-and-white advertising postcard of a restaurant interior ("The Parrot", no message, unmailed).
Arrangement:
Collection is unarranged.
HIstorical Note:
"Picture postcards became the medium of choice for informal correspondence shortly after their introduction in the first decade of the twentieth century. Many postcards were engraved, lithographed, or otherwise mass produced.... Taken as a whole, postcards provide us with the most complete pictorial record of life in early twentieth century America...."*

The history of commercial photomechanical postcard publishing is treated in references such as: Range, Thomas E. The Book of Postcard Collecting. New York: Dutton, 1980.
Provenance:
Collection donated by North Carolina Museum of History, through Allen R. Hoilman, Collections Assistant in 1988 and 1989.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Probably public domain due to copyright expiration. Fees for commercial use.
Topic:
Buildings -- 1900-1910 -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this
Restaurants -- 1900-1910  Search this
Tourist trade -- 1900-1910  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards -- 1900-1910
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Photolithographs
Photomechanical prints
Reproductions
Photomechanical prints -- 1900-1950
Citation:
Washington Postcards, circa 1906, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0413
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Washington Postcards
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep82398320e-f17c-4107-84de-4d5f6e2bfba9
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0413

Church, San German, P.R. [photomechanical color picture postcard.]

Collection Collector:
Vidal, Teodoro  Search this
Extent:
1 Item
Container:
Box 14, Folder 9
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Puerto Rico
Local Numbers:
00071208.tif (AC Scan)
General:
In Box 14, Folder 9.
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
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:
Churches -- Puerto Rico  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
Teodoro Vidal Collection, 1592-1992, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Teodoro Vidal Collection
Teodoro Vidal Collection / Series 7: General Photographs / 7.14: Post Cards of Puerto Rico
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep80f2b7d3b-6ec6-48bb-9178-a1ef83d6395c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0712-ref1223
Online Media:

Band on Main Street, Vinalhaven, Maine (PC 812) (Color photomechanical repro.) B/w neg. no. 91-9103. Text side, Maine—Military Neg. no. 91-9102.

Collection Creator:
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Container:
Box 9, Folder 185
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.
Collection Rights:
Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.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.
Collection Citation:
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera, ca. 1818-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera / Series 1: Photographs / 1.7: Picture Postcards
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep817d7c20a-3709-4d8b-b8fa-cb3046dc62d8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0253-ref1122

Farm and Trades School Band, Boston. Artist's conception. (PC 872) Color photomechanical. Transparency Definitely not a postcard. No. 91-9101.

Collection Creator:
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Container:
Box 9, Folder 193
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.
Collection Rights:
Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.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.
Collection Citation:
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera, ca. 1818-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera / Series 1: Photographs / 1.7: Picture Postcards
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8d4ed6345-e6af-4350-bbcb-260558a9b5fd
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0253-ref1130

Band Stand, Depot Park, Lindenville, Vt. [picture postcard]

Collector:
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Collection Creator:
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Lithoprint photomechanical reproduction on paper., 5.5" x 3.5")
Container:
Box 10, Item 615
Type:
Archival materials
Picture postcards
Photographs
Lithoprints
Postcards
Place:
Lindenville (Vt.)
Vermont -- 1900-1910
Date:
Circa 1900
Scope and Contents:
Image of a band posed on and around the band stand.
Local Numbers:
AC0253-0000006 (AC scan)

91-15584 (SI neg number)

87-14248 (SI neg number)
Collection Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.
Collection Rights:
Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.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:
Bandstands -- 1900-1920 -- Vermont -- Photographs  Search this
Music -- 1900-1910 -- Photographs  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Photographs -- 1900-1950
Lithoprints
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Postcards
Collection Citation:
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera, ca. 1818-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera / Series 1: Photographs / 1.7: Picture Postcards / "Band stand, Depot Park, Lindenville, Vt." Postmarked 1908. Band is posed on bandstand. Negative #87-14248. (PC 277) /f/5d ?/
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep835a3a9ed-9331-4280-a38c-876db4795d89
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0253-ref1968

The Bandstand, Mexico, N.Y. [picture postcard]

Publisher:
Jubb (Wm.) Co., Inc. (Syracuse (N.Y.))  Search this
Collection Creator:
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper card., 3.7" x 5.7")
Container:
Box 9, Item 375
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Mexico N.Y. -- 1890-1910 -- Photographs
Date:
Circa 1900
Scope and Contents:
Photomechanical reproduction of a photograph on picture postcard.
Local Numbers:
AC0253-0000012.tif (AC scan no.)

91-2450 (OPPS Neg.)
Collection Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.
Rights:
OPPS Neg. 91.2450. Copyright apparently expired, image in public domain, but the Smithsonian Institution makes no warranty or representation regarding the fitness for publication of information derived from or copies from its collections. Permission to reproduce available through Archives Center.
Topic:
Bandstands -- 1890-1910 -- Photographs  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1890-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Postcards -- 1890-1910
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Collection Citation:
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera, ca. 1818-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera / Series 1: Photographs / 1.7: Picture Postcards / Bandstand, Mexico, N.Y. Unusual bandstand fashioned out of a barn. (PC 691) Neg. # 91-2450.
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep84e5cf6b6-1577-4464-8881-15f3f7c19887
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0253-ref1974

Orphan's [sic] Industrial Home Band [picture postcard.]

Collector:
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Collection Creator:
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper, photomechanical print., 3.7" x 5.6")
Container:
Box 10, Item 635
Culture:
French Americans  Search this
Finnish Americans  Search this
Irish Americans  Search this
Norwegian Americans  Search this
Italian Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photomechanical prints
Photographs
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Seattle (Wash.) -- 1900-1910
Date:
Circa 1906
Scope and Contents:
Postcard with reproduction of group photograph of children in Orphan's Home, Seattle, Wash., with instruments. Caption includes children's names and nationalities. Postmarked 1906, with message on verso addressed to Clara Eckert, Peshtigo, Wis. Nationalities are: French, Norwegian, Finnish, Irish, Italian, Canadian, and U.S.
Local Numbers:
AC0253-0000011 (AC scan no.)
Collection Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.
Collection Rights:
Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.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:
Brass bands -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this
Musicians -- Photographs -- 1900-1910  Search this
Bands (Music) -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this
Musical instruments -- Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this
Orphans  Search this
Orphanages -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this
Pluralism  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photomechanical prints
Photographs -- 1900-1950
Postcards -- 1900-1910
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Collection Citation:
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera, ca. 1818-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera / Series 1: Photographs / 1.7: Picture Postcards / Orphan's Industrial Home Band, Seattle, Wash. Postmarked 1906. (PC 847)
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8434f3407-0c83-4f7e-8722-51e021e204e6
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0253-ref1978

Mason City Band, Mason City, Iowa: [color photomechanical picture postcard]

Collector:
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Collection Creator:
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper., 3.5" x 5.6")
Container:
Box 9, Item 145
Type:
Archival materials
Picture postcards
Photomechanical prints
Photographs
Postcards
Place:
Mason City (Iowa).
Date:
Circa 1909
Scope and Contents:
Reproduction of photograph of band riding in motorized bandwagon with instruments. Vehicle has "The Overland" name on front. Postmarked 1909, with message, addressed to Arthur Rice, Forest City, Iowa.
Local Numbers:
AC0253-0000008 (AC scan no.)
Collection Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.
Collection Rights:
Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.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:
Musicians -- 1900-1950  Search this
Bands (Music) -- 1900-1910.  Search this
Brass bands -- Photographs  Search this
Musical instruments -- Photographs  Search this
Automobiles -- 1900-1910  Search this
Bandwagons  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Photomechanical prints
Photographs -- 1900-1950
Postcards
Collection Citation:
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera, ca. 1818-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera / Series 1: Photographs / 1.7: Picture Postcards / "Mason City Band, Mason City, Iowa." Postmarked 1909. Band rides in motorized bandwagon. (PC 849)
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8bc7812cf-d14e-496d-ae83-0c223b04fccd
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0253-ref1980

Bandstand in The Common, Attleboro, Mass. [postcard]

Publisher:
Rotograph Co. (The), New York City,  Search this
Collection Creator:
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper, color photomechanical., 3.6" x 5.5")
Container:
Box 9, Item 191
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photomechanical prints
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Attleboro (Mass.) -- 1900-1910
Date:
Circa 1907
Scope and Contents:
Colored reproduction of photograph of bandstand in common (publisher's number G 21786), with message from "Olga" (?) written in ink below image. Addressed to Miss E. Jessie Dawley, Prov., R.I., postmarked 1907, with one-cent stamp.
Local Numbers:
AC0253-0000009 (AC scan no.)
General:
Exact publisher's imprint: "The Rotograph Co., N.Y., City [sic], (Germany.)"
Collection Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.
Collection Rights:
Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.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:
Bandstands -- 1900-1910.  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1950
Photomechanical prints -- Color -- 1900-1910
Postcards -- 1900-1910
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Collection Citation:
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera, ca. 1818-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera / Series 1: Photographs / 1.7: Picture Postcards / "The Common, Attleboro, Mass." Postmarked 1907. Bandstand in view. (PC 729)
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep84d9e09f2-7c82-4857-b2aa-26df52af8162
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0253-ref1981

U.S. Cavalry Band on the March at Ft. Ethan Allen, Vt. [photomechanical picture postcard,]

Collector:
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Photographer:
Bachmann, E.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper., 3.5" x 5.4")
Container:
Box 10, Item 787
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Vermont -- 1900-1910
Date:
Circa 1900-1910
Scope and Contents:
Cavalry mounted on horseback with musical instruments.
Somewhat coarsely printed photomechanical postcard. No message, no stamp. Caption at bottom of card includes "Photo by E. Bachmann" credit.
Local Numbers:
AC0253-0000019 (AC Scan No.)
Collection Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.
Rights:
OPPS. Neg. No., from 99-382 to 99-385 [needs to be checked]. Copyright probably expired and image is in public domain; however, the Smithsonian Institution makes no warranty or representation regarding the fitness for publication of information derived from or copies from its collections. Reproduction permission available through Archives Center.
Topic:
Cavalry horses  Search this
Horsemen and horsewomen  Search this
Bands (Music) -- 1910-1920.  Search this
United States. Army -- 1910-1920.  Search this
Musicians -- 1900-1950  Search this
Cavalry -- 1910-1920  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1950
Postcards -- 1910-1920
Picture postcards -- 1910-1920
Collection Citation:
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera, ca. 1818-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera / Series 1: Photographs / 1.7: Picture Postcards / "U. S. Cavalry Band on the March at Ft. Ethan Alien, Vt." Dates from before 1911. (PC 816)
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep82e40b72f-b04e-41b2-8a18-cccc33ba35e1
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0253-ref1991

110th Cavalry Band, Mounted National Guard (Chester E. Whiting, conductor) : [photomechanical picture postcard]

Collector:
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Manufacturer:
Fischer, Carl  Search this
Names:
Buescher Band Instruments Co.  Search this
United States. Army  Search this
Whiting, Chester E. (band conductor)  Search this
Collection Creator:
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Extent:
1 Item
Type:
Archival materials
Picture postcards
Postcards
Date:
[ca. 1936.]
Scope and Contents:
Cavalry mounted on horseback with musical instruments, shown in line from front, with another mounted figure, probably the conductor, in the foreground. Extensive text on card.
Somewhat coarsely printed photomechanical postcard. No message, no stamp. Card includes note about "Annual Canadian Concert Tours 1936 -- 1937 -- 1938" and endorsement for Buescher Band Instruments manufactured by Carl Fischer, Boston.
General:
Item No. 855, Series 1, Subseries 7, box 10 (1.7.855).
Collection Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.
Rights:
OPPS. Neg. No., from 99-382 to 99-385 [needs to be checked]. Probably copyrighted.
Topic:
Cavalry horses  Search this
Horsemen and horsewomen  Search this
Cavalry  Search this
Musicians -- 1930-1940  Search this
Bands (Music) -- 1930-1940  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards -- 1930-1940
Postcards -- 1930-1940
Picture postcards -- 1910-1920
Collection Citation:
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera, ca. 1818-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera / Series 1: Photographs / 1.7: Picture Postcards / 110th Cavalry Band, Mounted National Guard. Advertises concert tours for 1936-38. Card carries endorsement for Buescher instruments manufactured by Carl Fischer. (PC 862)
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8ced253d9-0c2d-4d5c-876a-fe03d122beab
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0253-ref1992

John Philip Sousa and his band at Willow Grove Park [picture postcard.]

Collector:
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Names:
Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932  Search this
Collection Creator:
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (mounted on black paper, Silver gelatin on paper., 10.9" x 11.6")
Container:
Box 7, Item 121
Type:
Archival materials
Photomechanical prints
Photographs
Postcards
Picture postcards
Date:
1905
Scope and Contents:
Band posed outside white clapboard building.
Local Numbers:
AC0253-0000001 (AC scan no.)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.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:
Brass bands -- Photographs  Search this
Musicians -- Photographs -- 1900-1910  Search this
Bands (Music) -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this
Musical instruments -- Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photomechanical prints
Photographs -- 1900-1950
Postcards -- 1900-1910
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Collection Citation:
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera, ca. 1818-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera / Series 1: Photographs / 1.6: Mounted Photoprints / Sousa and his band at Oak Grove, Illinois, 1905. Jennings, photog. Negative #87-13991. (MBP 37)
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8193125c3-d0e1-46a2-8454-69c7d02871d0
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0253-ref1995

[Band with clown faces posed in front of Welcome Home sign : picture postcard.]

Collector:
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Collection Creator:
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (3.4" x 5.4")
Type:
Archival materials
Photomechanical prints
Photographs
Postcards
Picture postcards
Date:
Circa 1900
Arrangement:
In series 1, subseries 7, box 10, item ?.
Local Numbers:
AC0253-0000017 (AC scan no.)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.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:
Brass bands -- Photographs  Search this
Musicians -- Photographs -- 1900-1910  Search this
Clowns  Search this
Bands (Music) -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this
Musical instruments -- Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photomechanical prints
Photographs -- 1900-1950
Postcards -- 1900-1910
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Collection Citation:
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera, ca. 1818-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera / Series 1: Photographs / 1.7: Picture Postcards
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8053b5e52-5f83-4ffc-823a-144e98db8a18
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0253-ref1996

John Philip Sousa [picture postcard.]

Collector:
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Names:
Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932  Search this
Collection Creator:
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper., 5.4" x 3.3")
Container:
Box 10, Item 824
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photomechanical prints
Postcards
Picture postcards
Date:
Circa 1900
Scope and Contents:
"Rotary Photo E.C." at bottom. Sousa wears uniform with three medals.
Local Numbers:
AC0253-0000020 (AC scan no.)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.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:
Brass bands -- Photographs  Search this
Musicians -- Photographs -- 1900-1910  Search this
Bands (Music) -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this
Musical instruments -- Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Reproductions
Photomechanical prints
Postcards -- 1900-1910
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Collection Citation:
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera, ca. 1818-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera / Series 1: Photographs / 1.7: Picture Postcards / Portrait of Sousa. Photographic postcard. (PC 243)
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8768f3b59-e94b-48fe-b780-e8b36c972954
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0253-ref1997

1900. John Philip SOUSA [sic] and His Band in Europe. 1900. [picture postcard.]

Collector:
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Publisher:
Zimmermann & Co. (Berlin)  Search this
Names:
Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932  Search this
Collection Creator:
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper., 3.6" x 5.4")
Container:
Box 10, Item 825
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photomechanical prints
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Germany -- 1900-1910
Frankfurt (Germany)
Date:
1900
Scope and Contents:
Two images on one card. Ink message at bottom: "Frankfurt. Aug. 10th / 90 [?] / My Dear Wife / I shall send you some money..." Publisher's note on side: Zimmermann & Co., Berlin S.W., Besselstr. 5.
Local Numbers:
AC0253-0000021 (AC scan no.)
Collection Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.
Collection Rights:
Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.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:
Brass bands -- Photographs  Search this
Musicians -- Photographs -- 1900-1910  Search this
Bands (Music) -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this
Musical instruments -- Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1890-1900 -- Reproductions
Photomechanical prints
Postcards -- 1900-1910
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Collection Citation:
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera, ca. 1818-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera / Series 1: Photographs / 1.7: Picture Postcards / "Sousa and His Band in Europe, 1900." (PC 241)
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep804b5dbf8-6161-4e38-b7d6-f3bbbb41ca18
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0253-ref1998

John Philip Sousa's band and his audience [picture postcard.]

Collector:
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Names:
Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932  Search this
Collection Creator:
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper., 3.4" x 5.4")
Container:
Box 10, Item 826
Type:
Archival materials
Photomechanical prints
Photographs
Postcards
Picture postcards
Date:
Circa 1908
Local Numbers:
AC0253-0000022 (AC scan no.)
Collection Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.
Collection Rights:
Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.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:
Brass bands -- Photographs  Search this
Musicians -- Photographs -- 1900-1910  Search this
Bands (Music) -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this
Musical instruments -- Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photomechanical prints
Photographs -- 1900-1950
Postcards -- 1900-1910
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Collection Citation:
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera, ca. 1818-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera / Series 1: Photographs / 1.7: Picture Postcards / "Sousa's Band and His Audience." Willow Grove Park. Postmarked 1908. (PC 242)
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep84b5bee4a-262b-4fde-89fc-fb8027a8281a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0253-ref1999

Gilmore's band [picture stereograph postcard.]

Collector:
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Creator:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Names:
Gilmore, P. S. (Patrick Sarsfield), 1829-1892  Search this
Collection Creator:
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 3.4" x 5.4")
Container:
Box 10, Item 826
Type:
Archival materials
Photomechanical prints
Photographs
Stereographs
Postcards
Picture postcards
Date:
Circa 1885
Scope and Contents:
Five children holding a variety of instruments and pretending to be a band.
Local Numbers:
AC0253-0000023 (AC scan no.)

87-14018 (SI neg no.)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.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:
Brass bands -- Photographs  Search this
Musicians -- Photographs -- 1900-1910  Search this
Bands (Music) -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this
Children  Search this
Musical instruments -- Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photomechanical prints
Photographs -- 1900-1950
Stereographs
Postcards -- 1900-1910
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Collection Citation:
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera, ca. 1818-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera / Series 1: Photographs / 1.7: Picture Postcards / "Sousa's Band and His Audience." Willow Grove Park. Postmarked 1908. (PC 242)
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep86123b55d-d473-4464-8a2a-a078f71c8cc6
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0253-ref2000

Virgil Whyte "All-Girl" Band Collection

Collector:
Kovan, Florice Whyte  Search this
Author:
Whyte, Virgil (bandleader)  Search this
Names:
United Service Organizations (U.S.)  Search this
Virgil Whyte's "All-Girl" Band  Search this
Extent:
3 Cubic feet (11 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Postage stamps
Videotapes
Audiotapes
Postcards
Soap
Labels
Letterheads
Announcements
Clippings
Photomechanical prints
Photographs
Packages
Diaries
Place:
Racine (Wis.) -- 1940-1950
Date:
1942-1948, 1991-1993
Scope and Contents:
Includes 7 VHS videotapes and 1 audio tape produced by Florice Whyte Kovan, containing interviews and recollections by some band members. Studio portraits and snapshot photographs in 3 scrapbooks, which also contain display advertisements and newspaper clippings from about the band, 1940s. Snapshots include documentation of the band's travels and leisure activities while on the road, including swimming, horseback riding, etc. Packaged hotel soap bars collected by Betty Hansen during the bands' touring documents their itinerary, as do picture postcards written by Alice Smaus Jacoby.
Arrangement:
The collection is divided into seven series.

Series 1: Unmounted snapshots

Series 2: Scrapbooks

Series 3: Alice Smaus Jacoby's postcards

Series 4: Packaged soap samples

Series 5: Audiovisual Materials

Series 6: Framed Portrait Photoprints

Series 7: Oversized Photoprints

The scrapbook pages are arranged in original order, apparently partly chronological, but series 1 snapshots are in topical order.
Biographical / Historical:
Founded 1942 in Racine, Wis., by Virgil Whyte, his "all-girl" band was composed of young Racine women. Whyte was instructor, manager, and the initial leader on drums; later his sister Alice took over as drummer. After initial success in Racine and elsewhere in Wisconsin, the band began to accept engagements in other parts of the country, eventually touring the U.S. The band's success drew other acts and performers, including Jill Fontaine and the Wilford Mae Trio, Sam Hearn (known as "Schlepperman"), the Woodson Sisters, and Paul La Verre and Bro. They did U.S.O. tours, entertaining servicemen.

The principal donor, a free-lance researcher and writer, is the daughter of Virgil Whyte.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Florice Kovan, 1993.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
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.
Occupation:
Tap dancers -- 1940-1950  Search this
Topic:
Travel photography -- 1940-1950 -- U.S.  Search this
Barracks -- 1940-1950  Search this
Railroad passenger cars  Search this
Horseback riding -- 1940-1950  Search this
Singers -- 1940-1950  Search this
Comedians -- 1940-1950  Search this
Jazz musicians -- 1940-1950  Search this
Band music -- 1940-1950  Search this
World War, 1939-1945 -- Musicians  Search this
Horses -- 1940-1950  Search this
Women musicians -- 1930-1950  Search this
Beaches -- 1940-1950  Search this
Swimming pools -- 1940-1950  Search this
Swimming -- 1940-1950  Search this
Jazz -- 1940-1950  Search this
Portraits -- Women  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postage stamps
Videotapes
Audiotapes
Postcards
Soap -- Packaged
Labels
Letterheads
Announcements
Clippings
Photomechanical prints
Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 1940-1950
Packages
Diaries
Citation:
Virgil Whyte's "All-Girl" Band Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0503
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Virgil Whyte "All-Girl" Band Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep862348874-be31-467f-81fb-a872a712966b
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0503
Online Media:

Cake Walk Negro Dance, number four, color photomechanical postcard

Collector:
Hoffman, David  Search this
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Donor:
Hoffman, David  Search this
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Publisher:
Huld, Franz  Search this
Collection Creator:
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, David  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper., 3.4" x 5.5")
Container:
Box 1, Folder 2
Culture:
African Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Picture postcards
Postcards
Date:
1898
Scope and Contents:
Franz Huld, New York; publisher. Color photomechanical image, apparently derived from a photograph.
Arrangement:
In Box 1, Folder Cake Walk.
Local Numbers:
AC0281-0000001-01 (AC Scan, recto)

AC0281-0000001-02 (AC Scan, verso)
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:
African American dance  Search this
Dance  Search this
Cakewalk (Dance)  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1890-1900 -- Reproductions
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Postcards -- 1890-1910
Collection Citation:
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection, 1898-1920, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, box X, folder XX, digital image file XXXXXXX.
See more items in:
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection / Cake Walk
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b436854f-00c1-4175-883a-7bc641effd8b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0281-ref514
Online Media:

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