Object Details
- General
- Series I, Box 1, U.S.A.--California--Los Angeles.
- Collector
- Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)
- Collection Creator
- National Philatelic Collection, Smithsonian Institution.
- Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)
- Place
- Los Angeles (Calif.)
- Topic
- Ethnic Imagery Project, Archives Center
- Topic
- Historic sites -- California
- Sombreros
- Tourism -- California
- Collector
- Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)
- Culture
- Mexican American women -- Chicana
- Mexican Americans
- See more items in
- Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection
- Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection / Series 1: Geographical Locations within United States / California - Los Angeles
- Extent
- 1 Item (color, 3.5" x 5.5".)
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- Picture postcards
- 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
- Picture postcards
- Postcards
- Scope and Contents
- A drawing of the plaza at Olvera street in Los Angeles. There are two women in "Mexican" dress sitting at a fountain. Both wear straw sombreros, white blouses, and dark skirts. One has a red rebozo (shawl) around her neck. Behind them are the outdoor market in the plaza, and behind this, rising above is the top of City Hall, probably the tallest building in Los Angeles at that time.
- Collection Restrictions
- The collection is open for research use.
- Record ID
- ebl-1560368414239-1560368414285-3
