Object Details
- Local Numbers
- AC0200-0000020 (AC scan no.)
- Collector
- Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)
- Collection Creator
- National Philatelic Collection, Smithsonian Institution.
- Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)
- Place
- Olvera Street (Los Angeles, Calif.)
- Los Angeles (Calif.)
- Topic
- Ethnic Imagery Project, Archives Center
- Topic
- Historic sites -- California
- Markets
- Architecture
- Streets -- California -- Los Angeles
- Tourism -- California
- Collector
- Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)
- Culture
- Mexican American women -- Chicana
- Mexicans
- 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; Ink on paper, 3.5" x 5.5".)
- Date
- undated
- Container
- Box 1, Item Grouping U.S.A.--California--Los Angeles.
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- Postcards
- Souvenirs
- 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
- Postcards
- Souvenirs
- Picture postcards
- Scope and Contents
- Reproduction of a drawing depicting a crowded scene at the plaza, Olvera Street. On each side are rows of buildings. On the left is a walkway for shoppers. The most noticeable are two women wearing folk-type dresses, one wearing a hat and the other carrying a guitar. On the right are vendors selling pottery and other wares. In the center is a shawl hanging above the people on a clothes line.
- Collection Restrictions
- The collection is open for research use.
- Record ID
- ebl-1560368414239-1560368414285-4
