Object Details
- General
- Series II, Box 23, Foreign--Mexico--Miscellaneous scenes.
- Collector
- Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)
- Names
- Southern Pacific Railroad
- Collection Creator
- National Philatelic Collection, Smithsonian Institution.
- Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)
- Place
- Sea of Cortez
- Guaymas (Sonora, Mexico)
- Topic
- Ethnic Imagery Project, Archives Center
- Topic
- Railroads -- Mexico
- Tourism, Rail
- Swimming pools
- advertising -- Hotels, taverns, etc.
- Hotels, taverns, etc. -- Mexico
- Collector
- Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)
- See more items in
- Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection
- Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection / Series 2: Geographical Locations outside the United States / Mexico / Miscellaneous Scenes
- Extent
- 1 Item (B / W, 3-1/2" x 5-1/2".)
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- 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
- Postcards -- 1900-1920
- Picture postcards -- 1900-1920
- Scope and Contents
- Black-and-white photograph(reproduction) of a hotel in Guaymas, Sonora. Postcard advertises the hotel and the Southern Pacific Railroad, as there is a railroad company seal on each lower corner of the postcard. The shot is of a swimming pool with some people lying around and a man standing at one end of the pool. The ratio of women to men in the postcard is 1 to 3.
- Collection Restrictions
- The collection is open for research use.
- Record ID
- ebl-1560368414239-1560368414397-0
