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Hispanic Society of America Postcard Collection Guide to the Hispanic Society of America Postcard Collection Mss. Acc. 2008.350

Guide to the Hispanic Society of America Postcard Collection Mss. Acc. 2008.350


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Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
Mss. Acc. 2008.350
Title
Hispanic Society of America Postcard Collection 1921-1928
Quantity
0.25 Linear Feet, 1 photo box.
Language
English

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Preferred Citation:

Hispanic Society of America Postcard Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Processing Information:

Accessioned by Anne Johnson, Special Collections Assistant, in May 2011. Rehoused, arranged, and described by Katherine Thurlow, Special Collections Staff, in September-October 2013.

Scope and Contents

Approximately 150 postcards (3.5x5) of buildings and scenes from throughout Latin America including Cuba, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Peru, Argentina and Uruguay as well as Spain published by the Hispanic Society of America.  The postcards are black and white photographs. The descriptions in the box and folder list in this finding aid are taken from the reverse side of the postcards.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Postcards
  • Postcards--South America
  • Postcards--Spain

Container List

Mixed Materials Box: 1 id235623
Box 1
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218866
    H-115 Argentina- Buenos Aires. The Falcon monument on the Avenida Alvear. A good example of the manner in which the public squares and open places of the city are decorated with statuary.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218867
    H-129 Argentina- Buenos Aires. El Tigre, a maize of channels and canals, one of the principal pleasure resorts of the city. The residents of Buenos Aires have summer homes on the hundreds of islands, which dot this delta.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218868
    H-133 Argentina- Buenos Aires. Fountain of the Independence Monument which stands in the Plaza de Congresso at the head of the Avenida de Mayo.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218869
    H- 136 Argentina- Buenos Aires. A view of one of the series of excavated basins which form the fine harbor of this city.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218870
    H-591 Bolivia- La Paz. Plaza San Francisco.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218871
    H-592 Bolivia- La Paz. Street scene.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218872
    H-118 Brazil- Rio de Janeiro. The Monre Peace Palace which stands at the head of Avenida Rio Branco. This building was first erected by the Brazilian Government at the St. Louis Exposition and later taken down and re-erected here.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218873
    H-119 Brazil- Rio de Janeiro. The Municipal Theatre on Avenida Rio Branco, a show place of the city and one of the finest theatres in South America.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218874
    H-104 Chile- Antofagasta. The Antofagasto Automobile Club building, located about three miles south of the city along the shore. A great bathing resort and the center of general social life.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218875
    H-110 Chile- Santiago. The government palace now the official residence of the President and containing besides many of the government bureaus. Known locally as La Moneda because the national mint was formerly located here.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218876
    H-112 Chile- Antofagasta. Soldiers of the Republic, mostly Indian boys from the mountains, attending the barrack school where they are taught to read and write.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218877
    H-126 Chile- Santiago. The entrance to the Santa Lucia Park, a rocky eminence rising several hundred feet above the level of the city from the peak of which a beautiful view can be had.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218878
    H-128 Chile- Santiago. The Grand Stand at the Race Track.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218879
    H-130 Chile- Tacna. The principal business street of this quaint city situated in the heart of the Chilean coastal desert.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218880
    H-131 Chile- Santiago. A residential street of Santiago with modern homes and one of the double decked street cars common to this city.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218881
    H-139 Chile- Santiago. The modern railroad station which is the pride of the city. In the foreground one of the efficient traffic policement.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218882
    H-111 Costa Rica- San Jose. Native carts typical to that mountainous country. The wheels are made of solid wood to withstand the strains of the rough roads. This type of cart was used in the north of Spain and imported to the colonies.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218883
    H-134 Costa Rica. Scene on a coffee plantation in the highlands near San Jose, capitol of the republic.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218884
    H-116 Cuba- Havana. Central Park with the Marti statue at the left and the new National Theatre in the distance. The upper part of the theatre building is occupied by the Gallego Club.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218885
    H-114 Peru- Lima. The Hygenic Institute, one of the beautiful government buildings along the Paseo Colon.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218886
    H-137 Peru- Lima. The Exposition Palace on Paseo Colon, which is now used as a National Museum and houses many interesting objects of Inca origin.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218887
    H-138 Peru- Lima. Fruit vendor. Peru produces most of the fruits of the temperate zone.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218888
    H-481 Peru- Payta. A fishing raft.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218889
    H-482 Peru- Juliaca. Chola Indians in the market-place offering their wares for sale.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218890
    H-485 Peru- Cuzco. View looking toward the old Inca Fortress.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218891
    H-486 Peru- Cuzco. A window and part of an old wall which still remains from the time of the Incas.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218892
    H-487 Peru- Cuzco. An Indian woman with llama ready to go to market.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218893
    H-488 Peru- Juliaca. The market square.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218894
    H-490 Peru- Payta. Street showing homes of the natives and street life.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218895
    H-491 Peru- Payta. Street showing homes of the natives and street life.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218896
    H-492 Peru. Andean Goose- Chloephaga Melanoptera.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218897
    H-589 Peru- Cuzco. Courtyard of the "Temple of the Sun."
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218898
    H-595 Peru. One of the large mountain lakes near Juliaca.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218899
    H-596 Peru. Birds on the coast of Peru.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218900
    H-597 Peru- Lima. Plaza de Armas and the Cathedral.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218901
    H-598 Peru- Lima. Statue of Simon Bolivar in front of the Senate building.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218902
    H-599 Peru- Lima. Indian woman delivering milk.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218903
    H-600 Peru- Lima. Gatherine rubber in the interior of the country.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218904
    H-602 Peru- Lima. Garden of the Exposition Grounds.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218905
    H-603 Peru- Lima. Office of the "All America Cable Co."
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218906
    H-604 Peru- Lima. The Cathedral and Plaza de Armas.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218907
    H-606 Peru- Lima. Rural mounted police and the Second of May Monument.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218908
    H-607 Peru- Lima. Bolognesi Monument on Paseo de Colon.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218909
    H-608 Peru- Callao. Ships in the harbor.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218910
    H-609 Peru- Lima. Types of the city children.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218911
    H-610 Peru- Callao. The harbor.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218912
    H-611 Peru- Callao. A lighter with freight which has just been unloaded from a foreign vessel.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218913
    H-612 Peru- Callao. The small plaza facing the harbor.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218914
    H-614 Peru- Lima. One of the towers of the Cathedral and Plaza de Armas, as seen through an arch.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218915
    H-616 Peru- Lima. Street in the business section of the city.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218916
    H-617 Peru- Lima. "Cassa Torre Tagle", one of the old Spanish Palaces, now used by the War Department.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218917
    H-618 Peru- Mollendo. The waterfront of the city.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218918
    H-619 Peru- Lima. The Cathedral and Plaza de Armas.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218919
    H-622 Peru- Mollendo. The public water hydrant in the plaza.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218920
    H-623 Peru- Mollendo. A typical washer woman.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218921
    H-624 Peru- Mollendo. Barges loaded with silver ore for shiment to foreign countries.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218922
    H-625 Peru- Mollendo. The harbor and shore line.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218923
    H-626 Peru- Lima. In the zoological garden.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218924
    H-627 Peru- Lima. The Senate building.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218925
    H-628 Peru- Lima. The Saint Rosa Church.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218926
    H-629 Peru- Callao. Shipping alpaca wool.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218927
    H-630 Peru- Callao. The wharf.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218928
    H-632 Peru- Mollendo. Street scene.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218929
    H-633 Peru- Lima. The Cathedral.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218930
    H-635 Peru- Lima. Paseo de Colon, the chief street of the city.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218931
    H-636 Peru- Mollendo. Landing passengers in a chair.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218932
    H-637 Peru- Mollendo. Street showing homes of the poorer class.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218933
    H-638 Peru- Mollendo. The bathing beach.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218934
    H-639 Peru- Mollendo. The rocky shore near the city.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218935
    H-640 Peru- Salaverry. The harbor and barren shore beyond.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218936
    H-641 Peru- Mountain scene as seen from the railroad, between Mollendo and Arequipa.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218937
    H-642 Peru- Arequipa. The Cathedral.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218938
    H-643 Peru- Mollendo. The breakwater and pier.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218939
    H-644 Peru- Lima. A balcony in the old Casa Torre Tagle Palace.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218940
    H-372 Spain- Barcelona. The harbor showing the Custom House to the right and the monument to Christopher Columbus to the left.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218941
    H-373 Spain- Toledo. The Alcazar and bridge across the Tagus River.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218942
    H-374 Spain- Madrid. Calle de Alcala and the Bank of Spain to the right.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218943
    H-375 Spain- San Sebastian. The beach and Monte Urgall in the distance.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218944
    H-377 Spain- San Sebastian. Monte Urgall and entrance to the harbor.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218945
    H-378 Spain- San Sebastian. The colonaded promenade along the beach.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218946
    H-379 Spain- San Sebastian. Approach of the Maria Christina Bridge.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218947
    H-380 Spain- San Sebastian. Harbor entrance as seen from Monte Urgall.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218948
    H-381 Spain- Granada. View of the towers and walls of the Alhambra.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218949
    H-382 Spain- Granada. View of the city with "The Mountain of the Sun" in the distance.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218950
    H-384 Spain- Granada. A Gypsy woman standing in the entrance to her cave home.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218951
    H-386 Spain- Granada. A Spanish girl of Granada.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218952
    H-389 Spain- Sevilla. "Court of the Maidens" in the Alcazar.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218953
    H-390 Spain- Sevilla. "Court of the Maidens" in the Alcazar.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218954
    H-392 Spain- Sevilla. "Court of the Maidens" in the Alcazar.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218955
    H-393 Spain- Sevilla. "Court of the Maidens" in the Alcazar.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218956
    H-394 Spain- Sevilla. "Court of the Maidens" in the Alcazar.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218957
    H-395 Spain- Sevilla. One of the outer courts of the Alcazar.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218958
    H-396 Spain- Sevilla. "Court of the Maidens" in the Alcazar.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218959
    H-397 Spain- Sevilla. One of the narrow streets of the city.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218960
    H-398 Spain- Sevilla. One of the chief residential streets of the city.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218961
    H-399 Spain- Sevilla. Plaza Constitucion, with one of the government buildings.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218962
    H-400 Spain- Sevilla. The Town Hall and small plaza which lies before it.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218963
    H-401 Spain- Sevilla. A patio in a private home.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218964
    H-403 Spain- Sevilla. In the gardens of the Alcazar.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id218965
    H-405 Spain- Sevilla. The remains of Christopher Columbus in the Cathedral of Sevilla.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219405
    H-408 Spain- Segovia.  A section of the Alcazar, with the surrounding country.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219406
    H-409 Spain-  A detail of the Escorial.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219407
    H-411 Spain.  Looking into the patio.  Escorial College for Priests.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219408
    H-414 Spain- Sevilla.  Entrance to the garrison.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219409
    H-415 Spain- Sevilla.  Guard house of the garrison.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219410
    H-416 Spain- Sevilla.  Goat's milk.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219411
    H-418 Spain- Sevilla.  The Giralda tower, as seen through an archway.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219412
    H-419 Spain- Sevilla.  Garden of the "House of Pilate."
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219413
    H-420 Spain- Sevilla. In the gardens of the Alcazar.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219414
    H-432 Spain- San Sebastian.  The beach and harbor, as seen from Monte Urgall.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219415
    H-434 Spain- Madrid.  The old city gate.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219416
    H-435 Spain- Madrid.  The Royal Palace.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219417
    H-436 Spain- Madrid.  A memorial, erected on the spot where King Alphonso escaped death from an anarchist's bomb.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219418
    H-437 Spain- Granada.  Spanish lace makers.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219419
    H-439 Spain- Granada.  Bird's-eye view of the Alhambra and the city of Granada.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219420
    H-440 Spain- Granada.  General view of the Alhambra.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219421
    H-444 Spain- Sevilla.  Delivering milk at your door.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219422
    H-445 Spain- Granada.  "Court of the Lions" in the Alhambra.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219423
    H-446 Spain- Granada.  "Court of the Lions" in the Alhambra.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219424
    H-448 Spain- Granada.  Bathing pool and the "Court of the Myrtles" in the Alhambra.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219425
    H-449 Spain- Sevilla.  "Court of Pilate's House."
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219426
    H-452 Spain- Granada.  "Court of the Myrtles" in the Alhambra.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219427
    H-454 Spain- Granada.  Street scene at the foot of the Alhambra.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219428
    H-455 Spain- Granada.  The Alhambra, as seen from the Generalife.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219429
    H-459 Spain- Granada.  The Alhambra towers, as seen from the street below.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219430
    H-462 Spain- Granada. "Court of the Lions" in the Alhambra.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219431
    H-464 Spain- Granada. "Corut of the Myrtles" in the Alhambra.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219432
    H-466 Spain- Granada. "Court of the Myrtles" in the Alhambra.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219433
    H-47- Spain- Cadiz. Street scene, with the Cathedral beyond.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219434
    H-471 Spain- Granada. "Court of the Lions" in the Alhambra.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219435
    H-472 Spain- Granada. "Court of the Lions" in the Alhambra.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219436
    H-493 Spain- Granada. Casa Lonja (Exchange) Facade. 1518-23.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219437
    H-494 Spain- Granada. Cathedral. Entrance to Capilla Real.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219438
    H-495 Spain- Sevilla. Palace of Ferdinand-V and Isabella-I.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219439
    H-109 Uruguay- Montevideo.  The Cathedral and Plaza de la Republica.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219440
    H-125 Uruguay- Montevideo. The new carrasco Hotel completed in 1920 at a cost of $3,000,000. This building stands facing the sea about twenty miles out from the city.
    circa 1921-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id219441
    H-113 Venezuela- Caracas. The National Theatre of the Republic.
    circa 1921-1928