Colombia Postcard Collection
Scope and Contents
1908-1995. 395 vintage postcards of various cities from throughout Colombia: Barranquilla, Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Buenaventura, Cali, Cartagena, Honda, Manizales, Medellin, Pamplona and Popayán are some of the cities that can be found in the collection. The collection includes a variety of picture postcards produced by multiple publishers, including J.V. Mogollón and Tichnor Bros. in the United States; and E. V. Sperling, Leipzig. The postcards collectively feature scenes in black and white and hand-colored photographs and illustrations of early 20th century daily life, urban landscapes, waterfronts, and modern and Colonial period architecture. Many of the postcards contain handwritten correspondence and postage stamps.
Dates
- 1908-1995
Conditions Governing Access
Open to the public. No known restrictions.
Extent
395.00 Pieces
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
Hollinger shoebox divided by city
- Pastrana Arango, Andrés, (1954 - )
- Architecture, Colonial -- Colombia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Barranquilla, Colombia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bogotá, Colombia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bucaramanga, Colombia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Buenaventura, Colombia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cali, Colombia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cartagena de Indias, Colombia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cities and towns -- Colombia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Coconucas Range (Colombia) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Country life Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Dwellings Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Flags -- Colombia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Honda -- Colombia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manizales -- Colombia Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Medellin, Colombia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- National monuments -- Colombia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pamplona -- Colombia Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Panoramas -- Colombia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Plantations -- Colombia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Police Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Popayán -- Colombia Subject Source: Local sources
- Ports -- Colombia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Processions, Religious Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Puerto Colombia -- Colombia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Riohacha -- Colombia Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Santa Marta, Colombia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Social life and customs -- Colombia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Stevadores -- Colombia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Streets, Urban -- Colombia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Transportation -- Colombia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United Fruit Company
- Waterfronts Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Wharves -- Colombia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Colombia Postcard Collection
- Subtitle
- Postcard Collection 39 (29), Image Archive, The Latin American Library, Tulane University
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Latin American Library at Tulane Repository
7001 Freret Street
Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, 4th floor
Tulane University
New Orleans Louisiana 70118 US
(504) 865-5681
lal@tulane.edu
