Calcutta, streets, 1906-1933
Scope and Contents
Collection of approximately 10,000 postcards of life in India in the late 19th through mid 20th century. The postcards were arranged by the collector into groups by location or topic, such as: cities; hill stations; expositions; Pakistan; people; religion; and transportation. The postcards were originally housed in binders, so the folder titles refer to the title of the binder and title of the section within the binder (if provided), both of which were created by the collector, for example "Bombay, public buildings" means the binder was titled "Bombay" and the section title was "public buildings". The collection also includes trade cards, photographs, and advertisements.
Dates
- Creation: 1906-1933
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 7.46 Linear Feet (14 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Dutch; Flemish
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Hungarian
From the Collection: Portuguese
From the Collection: Chinese
From the Collection: Undetermined
From the Collection: Spanish; Castilian
From the Collection: Hindi
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Esperanto
From the Collection: Greek, Modern (1453-)
From the Collection: Czech
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository