Object Details
- General
- Series II, Box 14, Foreign--Colombia.
- Collector
- Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)
- Collection Creator
- National Philatelic Collection, Smithsonian Institution.
- Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)
- Place
- Cartagena (Colombia)
- Colombia
- Caribbean
- Topic
- Ethnic Imagery Project, Archives Center
- Topic
- Slavery -- United States
- Memorials
- Wars of Independence -- South America
- City planning
- 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 / Colombia
- Biographical / Historical
- Cartagena was Colombia's main port to the Caribbean. Colombia's independence from Spain was declared in Cartagena in 1811. The martyrs are the soldiers and civilians who were killed during the Spanish siege of Cartagena. The Boulevard of the Martyrs honors their memory.
- Extent
- 1 Item (color, 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
- Color illustration: aerial view of the main avenue, Cartagena, Colombia.
- Collection Restrictions
- The collection is open for research use.
- Record ID
- ebl-1560368414239-1560368414357-2
