Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1903-2002 (predominant: circa 1940-1959) (Creation)
Extent
3 linear feet (1709 postcards, 31 stereographs, 4 sets of miniature photographs), 1 binder of postcards (172 images)
Name of creator
Biographical history
Name of creator
Biographical history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Postcards, brochures, stereographs, photographs, pamphlets and ephemera pertain mostly to tourist attractions and cultural sites in Florida. Other topics include; agriculture, hotels, parks, agriculture, beaches and waterfronts. Includes a box of postcards by Miami commercial photographer R. E. Simpson, and one of real postcards of Miami and Miami Beach by various photographers.
System of arrangement
The collection is organized by type into three series, with the postcard further arranged by type or size into subseries . The series and subseries are as follows:
Series 1, Postcards.
Subseries 1, Postcards (to 3.5 in. x 5.5 in.)
Subseries 2. Postcards (4 in. x 6 in.)
Subseries 3. Postcards (fold-outs)
Subseries 4. Minature postcards (3 in. x 4 in.)
Series 2. Stereographs
Series 3. Pamphlets and ephemera
Series 4. Minature photographs (packaged sets)
Series 5. Postcards by Miami commerical photographer R. E. Simpson (hand colored & real photo)
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
The collection is open for research.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Permission from HistoryMiami staff is required prior to reproduction of drawings and photographs in a publication. Please contact archives staff for more information.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Gift.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
2009-369 & 2009-370 to 372, 2013-383 & 384.
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes element
General note
Other Information
Accession: 2009-367
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Sources used
Archivist's note
Finding Aid Authors: Dawn Hugh.
Archivist's note
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