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Real photo postcards

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Architecture and buildings, 1924-1942

 Series — Folder 5: Series 5
Identifier: MSS 9685 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Postcards with silver gelatin photographs on one side. Photographs generally record architecture and buildings. Materials dated 1924-1942.

Dates: 1924-1942
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of real photo postcards

Collection of real photo postcards

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9685
Dates: Majority of material found within 1824-1957
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Fort Hall reservation, 1912-1925

 Series — Folder 7: Series 7
Identifier: MSS 9685 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Postcards with silver gelatin photographs on one side. Photographs record members of the Shoshone-Bannock tribe performing a sun dance at Fort Hall reservation in Idaho. Materials dated 1912-1925.

Dates: 1912-1925
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of real photo postcards

Horses and wagons, 1841-1890

 Series — Folder 3: Series 3
Identifier: MSS 9685 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Postcards with silver gelatin photographs on one side. Photographs generally record horses and wagons. One photograph contains an image from the American Indian Wars. Materials dated 1841-1890

Dates: 1841-1890
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of real photo postcards

Mormon Fort Bridger, 1857-1933

 Series — Folder 6: Series 6
Identifier: MSS 9685 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Postcards with silver gelatin photographs on one side. Photographs recrod sites at Fort Bridger in Wyoming. Materials dated 1857-1933.

Dates: 1857-1933
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of real photo postcards

People and portraits, 1824-1927

 Series — Folder 2: Series 2
Identifier: MSS 9685 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Postcards with silver gelatin photographs on one side. Photographs generally record portraits and people. Includes images of the Mexican-American War, General Francisco Villa, and Jim Bridger. Materials dated 1824-1927.

Dates: 1824-1927
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of real photo postcards

Sanborn Souvenir Company, 1925-1957

 Series — Folder 1: Series 1
Identifier: MSS 9685 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Postcards with silver gelatin photographs on one side. Photographs are taken and printed by the Sanborn Souvenir Company of Denver, Colorado. Topics include sites and views of Colorado and Wyoming. Materials dated approximately 1925-1957.

Dates: 1925-1957
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of real photo postcards

Trains and railways, 1886-1910

 Series — Folder 4: Series 4
Identifier: MSS 9685 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Postcards with silver gelatin photographs on one side. Photographs generally record trains and railways. Topics include the Wyoming Northern Railway and the Keystone wreck of January 16, 1910. Materials dated 1886-1910.

Dates: 1886-1910
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of real photo postcards

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