Tarjeta original de una demoiselle mexicana ink on verso : real photographic postcard

Object Details

General: "Made in Mexico" in ink, lower left verso. Photographer's name, address, and "Papeleria Graue" imprinted on sticker, lower right verso. Card not mailed.; Located in Series III; Box 27, Nudes.

Photographer: Graue, Federico E. (4a, Tacuba No. 30 H, Mexico, D.F.)
Collection Creator: National Philatelic Collection, Smithsonian Institution.; Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)

See more items in: Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection; Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection / Series 3: Subjects / Nudes

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements: Silver gelatin on paper print, 5.25 x 3.25", hand-tinted, unmounted.
Condition: Chipped emulsion, upper left edge.

Type: Archival materials; Hand coloring; Photographic postcards; Postcards; Picture postcards

Collection Citation: Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, circa 1880-circa 1970, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution,

Collection Rights: Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Genre/Form: Hand coloring; Photographic postcards; Postcards; Picture postcards

Scope and Contents: Studio photograph of a woman sitting on a prop rock, posing against a painted backdrop with one arm behind her head. She has long black hair down to her waist. Her blouse is white, short-sleeved, and partially unbuttoned. She wears a black knee-length skirt and no shoes. One in a series of about ten images of women, some nude, from around the world. Translation of caption: Original card of a Mexican demoiselle. Warm sepia-colored print, with applied color on skirt (reddish) and locket (gold) hung from neck.