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Postcards.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 89 Collections and/or Records:

Postcards, early 1900s

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924088355692], Folder: 2
Scope and Contents

Three postcards: a German postcard, a photographic postcard of two women on a porch, and a photographic postcard of two women within the arms of a third.

Dates: early 1900s
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 7678, Photographs and postcards of women collection

Postcards of female and male impersonators and cross dressing

 Collection
Identifier: 7778
Abstract Postcards portraying cross-dressing and female and male impersonators in France, Sweden, Austria, Spain, Belgium, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, Italy, and Romania. Postcards include photographic and photomechanical prints, some hand-colored. All are printed between circa 1900 and 1930 and depict performers on amateur, cafeĢ-concert, music-hall, and legitimate stages at the high-point of cross-dressing as a form of entertainment. Many depict gallant visual narratives of...
Dates: 1900-1931, 1955
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Postcards of female and male impersonators and cross dressing

Postcards of German female impersonators

 Collection
Identifier: 7636
Abstract Sixty-two late-Wilhelmine male transvestite postcards portraying thirty individuals in their Damen-Imitator personas, including three images of "Gauze, Canadian Indian Soprano." Sixteen are signed or inscribed by the subjects, with references to gay cabarets in Berlin, Cologne, Kiel, and throughout the country. Five are addressed to Paul Shafer and one to Asta, female impersonators of the period, who are also pictured on some of the cards. One postcard depicts Man de Wirth in costume, circa...
Dates: 1900-1920
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Postcards of German female impersonators

R. W. Sailor papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924065340238]
Identifier: 41-5-3087
Scope and content

Includes student and alumni memorabilia from the Class of 1907; files relating to a "faculty rebellion" in 1910; correspondence with John L. Senior relating to Sailor's position as manager of the Cornell Alumni News; correspondence with Romeyn (Rym) Berry; The Bulletin of the Cornell Association of Chicago, 1913-1916; materials relating to the Cayuga Press; and a postcard album, with views of Cornell, the Pan-American Exposition, Niagara Falls, New York City, and a world tour.

Dates: 1905-1949.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / R. W. Sailor papers

Ralph Wright Curtis papers

 Collection — Mapcase folder 1
Identifier: 21-25-1406
Abstract Includes correspondence; articles; genealogical material; photographs; slides; postcards; Christmas cards; letters from students and friends on his retirement from Cornell; material on the funeral of Harriet Curtis; plaque from the Garden Club of Ithaca; medal from the Federated Garden Clubs of New York State; articles on Cornell; maps and informational publications regarding New York State parks; news clippings and other printed matter; notebooks; and periodicals related to horticulture and...
Dates: [ca.1872-1967].
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Ralph Wright Curtis papers

Reginald L. Grace miscellany

 Collection — Manuscript box 5 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924112439082]
Identifier: 37-5-3694m
Scope and content

Group photographs (one with identification) of the Veterinary College Class of 1927; postcards of Cornell buildings and scenes; and Senior Week program.

Dates: 1923-1927.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Reginald L. Grace miscellany

Robert A. Olmsted Cornell postcards

 Collection — Manuscript box 47 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924070747948]
Identifier: 47-1-3885
Scope and content

Seven Cornell postcards, 1906-1947, collected by Robert A. Olmsted, '45. Several cards are written to Gertrude Smith.

Dates: 1906-1947.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Robert A. Olmsted Cornell postcards

Seikichi Ushioda photographs

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924093386278]
Identifier: 37-5-3538
Scope and content

Original photographs (7 items) and digital copies (5 items) of Cornell Crew, photographic postcards of crew, group picture of Sibley College (Engineering) Senior Class, 1923 (digital version has identification), Cornell Reunion in Tokyo.

Dates: 1920-1923.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Seikichi Ushioda photographs

Some missionaries and their work in Alaska

 Collection — Huntington box 8 - folder 1
Identifier: 9043
Scope and content

Scrapbook of postcards and other ephemera collected during a trip to coastal Alaska. Includes a narrative by Ms. Jones and various fact sheets and profiles on Alaska and its missions, as well as reverend biographies, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and photographs. Items relateing to Ketchikan, Wrangell, Skagway, and Juneau, the First Presbyterian Church, the American Baptist Home Mission Societies, and other Alaskan political and religious figures. Also, a baby's Indian moccasin.

Dates: 1959.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Some missionaries and their work in Alaska

Steven Chernys Cornell memorabilia

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 37-5-3657
Scope and content 1979 Orientation guide; 1983 and 1984 Cornell Deskbooks; Cornell Daily Sun issues from Commencement and Reunion; Phi Psi 500 program and poster; Mardi Gras celebration programs and posters; Cornell parody poster; t-shirts, including North Campus Union shirts; Thirsty Bear Tavern cap and 7th anniversary mug; Cornell teacup; "Club Cornell" towel; Class of 1983 sunglasses; Class of 1983 miscellaneous pamphlets including "The First Intercollegiate Conference," 1980; cards used for Class of 1983...
Dates: 1979-2013.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Steven Chernys Cornell memorabilia

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