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Inventory of the Postcard Collection In the Regional History Center RC 199 INTRODUCTION The Regional History Center's postcard collection contains over 2,500 individual cards and provides a unique source for photographic and artistic documentation of people, places and events, the majority during the 1900-1940 period. A majority of the cards in this collection came from four manuscript collections held by the Center: W.W. Embree (RC 2); Sabin-Van Arsdale (RC 32); Kavadas (RC 50); Hall Family (RC 117). Although most of the cards depict scenes or events from the Northern Illinois region, other states and foreign countries are also represented in the collection. The main body of the collection is arranged by geographic place name, and the remainder arranged by subject. In addition there are oversize postcards and packets which are housed separately. Completing the collection is a box of non-postcard materials of related interest including advertisements, blotters, holiday cards, and Bible verses and proverbs. Property rights in the collection are held by the Regional History Center; literary rights are dedicated to the public. There are no restrictions on access to the collection. Linear feet of shelf space: 3.50 Number of containers: 12 Northern Illinois Regional History Center Collection 199 BOX LOCATION/DESCRIPTION TOTAL 1A Alabama 6 Alaska 2 Arizona 3 Arkansas 7 California 82 Colorado 59 Connecticut 18 Florida 114 Georgia 4 Hawaii 4 Idaho 11 1B-2 Illinois 634 2 Indiana 33 Iowa 29 Kansas 9 Kentucky 18 Louisiana 9 Maine 14 Maryland 8 2-3 Massachusetts 124 RC 199 - Postcard Collection 1 BOX LOCATION/DESCRIPTION TOTAL 3 Michigan 88 Minnesota 28 Mississippi 8 Missouri 29 Montana 66 Nebraska 11 New Hampshire 7 New Jersey 5 New Mexico 15 New York 9 North Carolina 2 North Dakota 2 Ohio 12 Oklahoma 11 Oregon 16 Pennsylvania 17 South Carolina 2 South Dakota 15 Tennessee 15 4 Texas 79 Utah 7 Vermont 16 Virginia 32 Washington 38 Washington D.C. 109 Wisconsin 27 Wyoming 103 Miscellaneous U.S. 20 5 Africa 1 Arabia 1 Canada 13 China 1 Egypt 3 England 1 France 62 Germany 24 Greece 11 Haiti 1 India 2 Israel 53 Italy 35 Japan 5 Jordan 2 Lebanon 19 RC 199 - Postcard Collection 2 BOX LOCATION/DESCRIPTION TOTAL Mexico 54 Netherlands 11 Panama 3 Phillippines 1 Saudi Arabia 3 Sweden 1 Switzerland 5 Syria 24 Tunisia 1 Turkey/Istanbul 25 6 U.S. Indian Tribes: carte de visites 4 U.S. Indian Tribes: postcards 123 7 Holidays/Special Occasions 388 8 Miscellaneous 285 9A-9B Oversize Postcards 107 10 Non-Postcards 165 TOTAL BOXES 1 - 10 3,411 RC 199 - Postcard Collection 3 POSTCARD INVENTORY BY STATE CITY/LOCATION DESCRIPTION DATE NOTEBOOK 1A ALABAMA Mobile Oxen Hauling Logs 1909 Washington Park 1909 Old Shell Road 1909 Leather Card 1906 Montgomery State Capital/Confederate monument n.d. Muscle Shoals Wilson Dam n.d ALASKA General Views Eskimo Family n.d. Eskimo Summer Home pre-1907 ARIZONA Adamana Petrified Forest 1907 Tuscon San Xavier Mission 1949 General Views “Watermelon Tree” Cactus 1947 CALIFORNIA Alhambra East Alhambra Road n.d. Barstow Mojave Desert n.d. (2) Berkeley Le Conte Oak n.d. Coronado Hotel del Coronado 1939 Fresno A Residence Street 1907 General View 1911 Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park n.d. Hollywood Greetings From n.d. LaJolla White Lady Cave n.d. Lake Tahoe General View 1947 Los Angeles Street View (stamp torn off) 1914 West Lake Park 1908 Third Street Tunnel n.d. Long Beach 1917 China City 1942 Vista thru the Palms pre-1907 Broadway n.d. Chester Place 1908 Umbrella Trees in St. James Park 1908 Palms at Eastlake Park 1909 Copper Kettle Tea Room 1911 Olvera Street n.d. Exposition Park ‘Coliseum’ 1946 Wilshire Blvd. n.d. RC 199 - Postcard Collection 4 CITY/LOCATION DESCRIPTION DATE Los Angeles (cont.) Saint Sofia Cathedral n.d. 7th Street at Broadway n.d. Navajo Family 1945 Post office/City Hall/Federal Building n.d. Mt. Lowe Horseshoe Curve 1911 Mt. Shasta Mt. Shasta n.d. Mt. Wilson View 1958 Muir Woods Entrance n.d. Looking Upward n.d. Rings of Growth n.d. World's Tallest Tree n.d. Charming First n.d. Path Thru Underwood n.d. Temples of Nature n.d. National Monument n.d. Oakland Madison Square 1907 Lake Merritt n.d. Along the Shore n.d. Pasadena East Colorado Street n.d. San Clemente Old Hansom Home (stamp cut off) 1938 San Diego Palms 1909 Private Garden 1913 The Plaza 1939 San Francisco Kong Chow Temple n.d. Cooking Crabs n.d. Crab Pots n.d. Night in Chinatown n.d. Business District and Bay n.d. Coit Memorial Tower and Bay n.d. Parade of the Tongs n.d. Great Earthquake/Fire Ruins 1906 San Juan Capistrano Altar in Mission 1948 Mission Exterior n.d. Santa Barbara Montecito Beach 1935 Santa Catalina Island Steeds (children riding fish) 1903 Sugar Loaf and Surf n.d. Santa Cruz Bathing Beach n.d. Chapel and Harbor n.d. Monument of World War Dead n.d. Yosemite Valley Zig Zag Trail 1909 Sunset n.d. El Capitan 1904 Bridal Veil Falls 1901 Arched Rock/El Portal Rd. 1942 General Views Palm Drive 1912 RC 199 - Postcard Collection 5 CITY/LOCATION DESCRIPTION DATE General Views (cont.) California Poppy pre-1907 Field of Carnations 1916 Under a Rose Bush n.d. Above the Clouds 1906 Orange Trees and Mountains n.d. Gold of Ophir Roses 1909 Cluster of Grapefruit 1912 Harvesting Sugar Beets 1914 Rubber Tree n.d. Native Son (mule) 1908 Seal Rocks n.d. Blossom Time 1947 California Missions 1947 COLORADO Boulder Flatiron Rocks 1957 Arapahoe Glacier 1957 Arapahoe Peaks 1909 Aerial View 1957 Clear Creek Canon Three Brothers n.d. Canon City Royal Gorge 1902 Top of Gorge n.d. Boulevard Entrance 1912 Skyline Drive n.d. Canon of Grand River Second Tunnel n.d. Road & River Views n.d. (2) Colorado Springs Seven Falls 1905 Top Fall of Seven Falls 1909 Stratton Park n.d. Prospect Dome n.d. Devil's Slide n.d. Pillars of Hercules n.d. South Cheyenne Canon n.d. Rainbow Falls 1907 Helen Hunt's Grave n.d. (3) Denver Red Rocks n.d. Castle Gate 1905 City Park 1907 Elitch's Gardens 1907 Home Dairy Restaurant 1905 Two Views of City Park 1905 Road to Lookout Mountain 1931 Estes Park Vall and Taylor Glacier n.d. Fairmont Little Matterhorn & Hotch Top 1947 Georgetown Aerial View n.d. RC 199 - Postcard Collection 6 CITY/LOCATION DESCRIPTION DATE Gilman Canon of Eagle River n.d. Gunnison Currecanti Needle n.d. Manitou Balanced Rock 1897 Balanced Rock 1919 Pikes Peak Summit 1908 Sunrise n.d. Greetings 1947 Poudre Lakes View of Lake 1957 Rocky Mountain National Park Longs Peak n.d. Bear lake & Glacier Gorge n.d. Horseshoe Falls n.d. Elk herd n.d. Specimen Mountain n.d. Big horn Sheep n.d. Grand lake n.d. Big Rock n.d. Trail Ridge Road n.d. Trail Ridge Road loops n.d. (2) Salida Colorado Lodge n.d. Trinidad Monument Lake 1949 Monument Lake Fish Hatchery 1949 Victor Aerial View 1897 General Views Mt. of the Holy Cross 1905 Yankee Doodle Lake 1929 Hot Trail n.d. Mountain Home 1911 CONNECTICUT Hartford Statue Gov. Buckingham 1905 Memorial Arch & Capitol 1905 (3) Corning Fountain pre-1907 Main Street pre-1907 (2) Asylum Street pre-1907 Charter Oak pre-1907 Elizabeth Park 1905 New Haven West Rock pre-1907 East Rock 1907 Judges Cave 1905 Hillhouse Avenue 1906-1907 (2) Corner of Church & Chapel Streets pre-1907 Morris Cave (beach) n.d. General Views Along Shore n.d. FLORIDA Boca Raton Boca Raton Zoo, Zebras n.d. (3) RC 199 - Postcard Collection 7 CITY/LOCATION DESCRIPTION DATE Boca Raton (cont.) Boca Raton Zoo, Masai Warrior n.d. Boca Raton Zoo, Ostriches n.d. Coral Gables Spanish House (stamp cut off) 1936 New University of Miami n.d. Cypress Gardens Venetian Pool n.d. Aquamaids n.d. Flowers n.d. (3) Daytona Smyrna Road 1916 Peabody Auditorium n.d. Scenic Waterfront Park n.d. Post Office n.d. Ocean Front Park n.d. Community Methodist Church 1964 Greeting From n.d. City Island Recreation Center n.d. Delray Beach Atlantic Avenue (stamp cut off) 1939 Everglades Wood Ibis Rookery n.d. Seminole Indians n.d. (2) Lettuce Lake n.d. Ft. Lauderdale Waterways 1965 Aerial View 1959 Las Olas Blvd. 1949 Champ Carr Hotel 1946 Ft. Peirce Orange Avenue n.d. Shamrock Hotel n.d. Indian River Yatch Basin n.d. (2) Jetties (ariel) n.d. Business District n.d. Dixie Highway n.d. Jensen Beach Beach n.d. Key West Little White House 1957 Fish n.d. Lake Wales Carillon Tower 1947, n.d. (5) “The Great Masterpiece” n.d. (3) Cypress Tree n.d. DaVinci Gallery n.d. Fort Clinch n.d. Lakeland Lake Hollingsworth Drive 1918 Water Hyacinths 1913 Residence District 1916 Lake Parker 1918 Miami Cruise Ship n.d. Nesting Flamingo n.d. Exposition Building n.d. Seaquarium n.d. Sausage Tree n.d. Villa Vizcaya Formal Garden n.d. RC 199 - Postcard Collection 8 CITY/LOCATION DESCRIPTION DATE Miami (cont.) Gullstream Park n.d. Seminole Indian Village n.d. (3) General View n.d. New Port Richey New Post Office n.d. Hacienda Hotel n.d. Orlando Airport n.d. Ariel view n.d. Lake Lucerne n.d. Ocala Red Gate Colony n.d. Palm Beach Bayal Plan Way n.d. Worth Avenue n.d. Sailfish n.d. Pinellas County Brahman Cow n.d.