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Postcards.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 89 Collections and/or Records:

Margaret Peebles postcards

 Collection — Manuscript box 47 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924070744309]
Identifier: 37-5-3862m
Scope and content

Postcards sent by L.S./Lloyd (possibly Lloyd R. Simons) to Margaret Peebles, a student at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pa. depicting Cornell scenes including Sage Chapel, Eddygate, and the 1910 Freshman Parade.

Dates: 1909-1910.

Martin Filler Collection of United States Presidential Postcards

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 8601
Scope and content The collection consists primarily of postcards from the late nineteenth century through the early 21st century and featuring images of American presidents and their families. There are also examples of postcards featuring the vacation residences of presidents, wives/widows of presidents, and those featuring specific rooms of the White House or other residential spaces. Some cards were printed in celebration/promotion a president's visit abroad; in some cases these examples were printed in...
Dates: circa 1880s-2008.

Nellie R. Hamilton collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924064936630]
Identifier: 2250
Scope and content

Contains primarily letters and cachets relating to Humane Societies and Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Children and Animals (1883-1910); also includes postcard views of wagons, carriages, buggies and carts in Central New York, architecture in Auburn, N.Y. and other New York State, United States and foreign views.

Dates: 1857-1910.

Photographic postcard showing a woman in man's clothing sitting on a porch rocker with her arm around another woman in more traditional female clothing, 1905

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924088355692], Folder: 7
Scope and Contents

On the verso is written: "Dear friend: Will send you a card. Do you know either one in the picture? I make a pretty good looking boy don't I? The other is a girl friend of mine. We had them taken on our porch just for the fun of it. Your friend Ella." Above the inscription is written: "Did you ever see the suit before is it C.B. they fit me pretty good."

Dates: 1905

Photographs and postcards of women collection

 Collection
Identifier: 7678
Abstract

A collection of photographs and postcards from various sources, primarily of unidentified women by unidentified photographers that show women in various homosocial poses or in gender transgressive dress or behavior. Some images may be of sisters, relatives, or female friends; some are explicitly lesbian in nature. Together, they give visual documentation of women's relationships, body language, and dress. Specific descriptions follow.

Dates: circa 1900-1960

Political counter culture poster collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 8012
Scope and content

Posters, flyers, and postcards documenting various political movements. Topics include anti-war protests, anti-nuclear protests and environmental activism. Countries represented include Belgium, Canada, Cuba, Chile, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, and the United States.

Dates: [ca. 1960-2004?]

Polly Antell collection of Laura (Riding) Jackson letters and related materials

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924064937992]
Identifier: 6383
Scope and content

Laura (Riding) Jackson's letters to Polly Antell from 1943-1986 inclusive; James Matthias's letters to Polly Cohen, 1980-1983; student diary, photograph album, student paper which won the Woodford Prize in 1923, postcards and other Cornell memorabilia; collection also includes interview of Polly Antell by Elizabeth Friedmann, 1990.

Dates: 1916-1990.

Postcard collection

 Collection — Manuscript box 49 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924065251047]
Identifier: 2477
Scope and content

Postcards depicting Fort Ticonderoga; various sights in New York City, including St. Patrick's Cathedral and Grant's Tomb; Honolulu, Hawaii; Lake George in the Adirondacks; Clifton Springs, New York; and a few from elsewhere. Most are in color.

Dates: circa 1900-1920.

Postcard collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4525
Abstract

Wide miscellany of postcards, topics including Ithaca and the surrounding areas, New York State, all other states of the United States, and foreign countries and cities. Collection does not include Cornell University postcards.

Dates: 1898-2000.

Postcard of Venice

 Collection — Manuscript box 76 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924088355684]
Identifier: 7648
Scope and content

Postcard of Venice from Morris to publisher Charles Monteith, reading: "'You're going to love Venice,' a lady assured us on the way out -- and she was right! Much love from Jan and Elizabeth."

Dates: 1982.