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postcards

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 39 Collections and/or Records:

Johns Hopkins University World's Fair collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0545
Abstract

This artificially-assembled collection consists of materials relating to international World's Fairs and Expositions, including photographs; postcards; written travelogues or personal accounts of the fairs; ephemera, including programs and printed souvenirs; lithographs and engravings; and physical objects. The materials date from the 1830s to the 1960s.

Dates: 1830s-1967

Kent Roberts Greenfield papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0022
Abstract

Kent Roberts Greenfield (born 1893) was Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University and chief architect of the official United States Army History of World War II. The collection consists of correspondence, lecture notes, student notes, student papers, writings and research notes, printed material, and photographs and postcards. The bulk of the material covers his work as an army historian (1942-1945, 1946-1958).

Dates: 1900-1966

"Lernt Deutschland kennen!" postcard collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151034440440], Folder: 4
Identifier: MS-0837
Abstract

This collection includes postcards from a series titled "Lernt Deutschland kennen!" which depict images and descriptions of German towns and landmarks. The cards were created between 1930 and 1963 and are pre-printed with stamps of Paul von Hindenburg, Adolf Hitler, and Martin Luther.

Dates: 1930-1963

Lloyd Logan papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0487
Abstract

Lloyd Logan was a chimst and Johns Hopkins professor born in Nova Scotia in 1890. The collection consists of material relating to Lloyd Logan's days as a student at Johns Hopkins, his service in World War I, and his research and patents spanning 1918-1939.

Dates: 1918-1939

Louis Buffier postcard featuring Guy Debord graffiti: "Les Conseils Superflus. Ne travaillez jamais"

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151034438071], Folder: 22
Identifier: MS-0820
Abstract

This item is a French postcard created in the 1960s. The postcard was designed by French postcard maker Louis Buffier, and features a colorized photograph of graffiti done by Guy Debord in Paris. Guy Debord was French Marxist theorist, philosopher, author, and filmmaker who was born in 1931 and died in 1994. Louis Buffier was a French postcard maker active during the 1960s.

Dates: 1960s

Marianne Moore correspondence with Stephen Garmey

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0696
Abstract Marianne Craig Moore (November 15, 1887 – February 5, 1972) was an American Modernist poet, critic, translator, and editor. Her poetry is noted for formal innovation, precise diction, irony, and wit. Stephen Garmley was a friend a Moore's an a longtime vicar of Calvary Eposicopal Church. Garley was also the author of Gramercy Park: An Illustrated History of a New York Neighborhood (1984). The collection spans 1957 to 1962 and chiefly is made up of letters...
Dates: 1956-1962

Padraic Colum postcard

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030055580]
Identifier: MS-0270
Abstract

Padraic Colum (1881-1972) was an Irish poet and playwright. Collection consists of one postcard (dated 1961) from Padraic Colum to Mabel Whiteley of Baltimore.

Dates: 1961

Paris Commune photo album

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030133460]
Identifier: MS-0693
Abstract

Copied from dealer description: "Album offering extensive photographic documentation of the Paris Commune and its aftermath, 1871-circa 1985." The Paris Commune was a revolutionary socialist government that ruled Paris from 18 March to 28 May, 1871.

Dates: approximately 1871-approximately 1985

Paul Bowles correspondence with Mark Dery

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151034443824], Folder: 11
Identifier: MS-0869
Abstract

This collection consists of twenty-six letters, and one postcard, exchanged between Paul Bowles and Mark Dery between the dates of May 6th, 1980 and August 19th, 1988. Paul Bowles (1910-1999) was an expatriate artist who lived in Tangier, Morocco; Mark Dery (1959) is an American writer, professor and cultural critic.

Dates: 1980 May 5-1988 August 19

Peabody Institute photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PIRG-12-01
Abstract

The Peabody Institute photograph collection contains photographic prints, negatives, slides, contact sheets, and postcards related to the Peabody Institute and associated individuals, events, and places. Images date from the dedication of the Institute in 1866 to 2019, with the bulk of the collection created between approximately 1960 and 2000.

Dates: 1866 - 2019; Majority of material found within 1960-2000
Found in: Peabody Archives