Photographs and Postcards, Undated
Scope and Content
This small selection of visual material has been transferred from the corresponding Joseph Foster Collection. It is comprised primarly of photographs of people and a few scenic views believed to be from Foster's travels. Also included are four (4) postcards addressed to Foster. Named people include Joe and Marque (Joseph and Margaret Hale Foster), Owen and Mary, Malcolm Collier, Mariana, Dr. Goetzl, Mr. Curry, and a 1871 cabinet card with the names Virginia Swinburne and Harriet Hale. Locations include Algeria, Gibraltar, Trujillo, the Andes in Peru; and on postcards: Old Church, Rancho de Taos, the Western Hotel in El Paso, Walpi (Arizona) and Saigon. Except for postmarks from 1920 to 1937 on the postcards, items are undated.
Dates
- Creation: Undated
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 24 items (1 folder) : 4 postcards, 1 cabinet card, 19 photographic prints
General
People, places and postcards, many with inscriptions.
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451