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Picture Postcards
Picture postcards documented in institutional collections.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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China Picture Postcard 'John Bull als Cyrano de Bergerac'
c. 1900 - c. 1918
Obverse, printed: ‘John BULL als "Cyrano de Bergerac" / CYRANO tot ROXANE: / "Mijn handschoen is van lood , / 'k heb marm'ren laarzen aan!"’. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-2010-138-10; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique printing; measurements height 100 mm x width 145 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Slovak National Museum - Museum of the Slovak National Councils via Europeana
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Colour postcard, Vdoviaková, Anna
Colour postcard, Vdoviaková, Anna is held by Slovak National Museum - Museum of the Slovak National Councils. Museum description: Postcard from a series of postcards of a proclamatory nature that were published in the USA. They served a propaganda function. They were intended to appeal to Slovaks and Czechs living in the USA to join the Czechoslovak army on the side of the Entente powers in World War I. The postcard features a drawing on the obverse showing a soldier holding a flag. The flag contains 4 coats of arms: Moravia, Silesia, Bohemia and Slovakia. An army marches in the background. The obverse also contains inscriptions in Slovak and English. The reverse is standard postcard format. Also on the reverse are addresses of the Czechoslovak Committee where one can enlist in the Czechoslovak army. The museum record gives maker recorded: Vdoviaková, Anna. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Slovak National Museum - Museum of the Slovak National Councils via Europeana
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Colour postcard, Vdoviaková, Anna
Colour postcard, Vdoviaková, Anna is held by Slovak National Museum - Museum of the Slovak National Councils. Museum description: Postcard from a series of postcards of a proclamatory nature that were published in the USA. They served a propaganda function. They were intended to appeal to Slovaks and Czechs living in the USA to join the Czechoslovak army on the side of the Entente powers in World War I. The postcard features a drawing on the obverse showing soldiers coming out of a trench and inscriptions in Slovak and English. The reverse is standard postcard format. Also on the reverse are addresses of the Czechoslovak Committee where one can enlist in the Czechoslovak army. The museum record gives maker recorded: Vdoviaková, Anna. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Inspection of Bedding at a Military Camp in Châlons-en-Champagne, Postcard from L. Ottmary to Alfred Huot
1909-08-15
Inscription, reverse, handwritten: ‘Un bonjour/ amical de/ Châlons, en route/ pr. l'alsace/ bien i tous/ L. Ottmary/ Monsieur/ Alfred Huot/ 17 [...]/ Aubervilliers/ [...]’. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-F-00-11888; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique collotype; measurements height 90 mm x width 137 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Csorba Győző Library - Pécs via Europeana
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Pécsvárad - View
Pécsvárad - View is held by Csorba Győző Library - Pécs. Museum description: The view of Pécsvárad is in the photo.; The Local History Collection of Csorba Győző Library has been collecting photos and postcards related to Baranya County since January 1966. According to the data updated on 1st February 2016, the collection consists of 11,565 copies. As the result of the digitisation project that started in 2012, the Collection includes about 59,000 black-and-white and coloured records of different sizes and types, which are searchable through the electronic catalogue. The museum record gives measurements 14 cm x 9 cm; place associated: Magyarország, Baranya megye; Pécsvárad. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Picture postcard from Philip Zilcken archive
in or before 1909-04-15
Picture postcard was sent together with letter RP-D-1982-43-CLAPIER-H.-13. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-D-1982-43-CLAPIER-H.-DOC.1; its record gives material recorded as cardboard, ink; technique pen, collotype, writing (processes); measurements height 425 mm x width 425 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Picture postcard from the Philip Zilcken archive
1867 - 1930
Picture postcard is kept with correspondence from Jeanne Erlich to Philip Zilcken. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-D-1982-43-ERLICH(J.)-DOC.1A; its record gives material recorded as ink, cardboard; technique collotype; measurements height 425 mm x width 425 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Picture Postcard of the Exhibition for Industry and Art in Groningen in 1903
1903
Three priests and two women representing lighting, heating and transport. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-D-1986-19-835; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique photolithography; measurements height 100 mm x width 210 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Picture postcard to Andries Bonger
1908-04-18
Picture postcard belongs to an album compiled by the widow Françoise W.M. Baroness van der Borch van Verwolde containing copies of letters relating to (the family of) Odilon Redon. The picture postcard was kept on page 144. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-D-2017-2452-401; its record gives material recorded as ink, cardboard; technique pen, collotype, writing (processes); measurements height 425 mm x width 425 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Picture postcard to Andries Bonger
1909-09-13
Picture postcard belongs to an album compiled by the widow Françoise W.M. Baroness van der Borch van Verwolde containing copies of letters relating to (the family of) Odilon Redon. The picture postcard was kept on page 151. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-D-2017-2452-415; its record gives material recorded as ink, cardboard; technique pen, writing (processes), collotype; measurements height 425 mm x width 425 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Picture postcard to Andries Bonger
1911-07-22
Picture postcard belongs to an album compiled by the widow Françoise W.M. Baroness van der Borch van Verwolde containing copies of letters relating to (the family of) Odilon Redon. The picture postcard was kept on page 176. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-D-2017-2452-428; its record gives material recorded as ink, cardboard; technique writing (processes), collotype, pen; measurements height 425 mm x width 425 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Picture postcard to Andries Bonger and Anne Marie Louise van der Linden
in or before 1908-04-18
Picture postcard belongs to an album compiled by the widow Françoise W.M. Baroness van der Borch van Verwolde containing copies of letters relating to (the family of) Odilon Redon. The picture postcard was kept on page 144. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-D-2017-2452-400; its record gives material recorded as ink, cardboard; technique collotype, writing (processes), pen; measurements height 425 mm x width 425 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Picture postcard to Andries Bonger and Anne Marie Louise van der Linden
in or before 1908-09-03
Picture postcard belongs to an album compiled by the widow Françoise W.M. Baroness van der Borch van Verwolde containing copies of letters relating to (the family of) Odilon Redon. The picture postcard was kept on page 145. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-D-2017-2452-404; its record gives material recorded as cardboard, ink; technique pen, writing (processes), collotype; measurements height 425 mm x width 425 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Picture postcard to Andries Bonger and Anne Marie Louise van der Linden
in or before 1908-04-24
Picture postcard belongs to an album compiled by the widow Françoise W.M. Baroness van der Borch van Verwolde containing copies of letters relating to (the family of) Odilon Redon. The picture postcard was kept on page 144. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-D-2017-2452-402; its record gives material recorded as ink, cardboard; technique writing (processes), collotype, pen; measurements height 425 mm x width 425 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Picture postcard to Anne Marie Louise van der Linden
1909-07-08
Picture postcard belongs to an album compiled by the widow Françoise W.M. Baroness van der Borch van Verwolde containing copies of letters relating to (the family of) Odilon Redon. The picture postcard was kept on page 152. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-D-2017-2452-416; its record gives material recorded as ink, cardboard; technique collotype, pen, writing (processes); measurements height 425 mm x width 425 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Picture postcard to Anne Marie Louise van der Linden
in or before 1913-08-16
Picture postcard belonging to an album compiled by the widow Françoise W.M. Barones van der Borch van Verwolde with copies of letters relating to (the family of) Odilon Redon. The picture postcard was kept on page 102. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-D-2017-2452-452; its record gives material recorded as ink, cardboard; technique writing (processes), pen, collotype; measurements height 425 mm x width 425 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Picture postcard to Anne Marie Louise van der Linden
in or before 1904-07-20
Picture postcard belonging to an album compiled by widow Françoise W.M. Baroness van der Borch van Verwolde containing copies of letters relating to (the family of) Odilon Redon. The picture postcard was kept on page 68. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-D-2017-2452-390; its record gives material recorded as ink, cardboard; technique collotype, pen, writing (processes); measurements height 425 mm x width 425 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Picture postcard to Jeannette Bouman-Stuyling de Lange
1918-05-27
Postcard with an image of "het Honk", addressed to Wel ed Geb Vrouwe Mevr: J. de Lange, de "Polberg", in Wapenveld. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-D-2018-246; its record gives material recorded as cardboard, ink; technique writing (processes), pen; measurements height 140 mm x width 90 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Picture postcard to Philip Zilcken
1927-05-15
Picture postcard used as a handwritten admission ticket for a visit to the gardens of Les Colombières in Menton. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-D-1982-43-BAC-11; its record gives material recorded as paper, ink; technique printing, pen, writing (processes); measurements height 425 mm x width 425 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Picture postcard to Philip Zilcken
in or before 1905-08-16
Picture postcard was sent together with RP-D-1982-43-HOUCHARTDENTREMONT(G.)-5B in one envelope. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-D-1982-43-HOUCHARTDENTREMONT(G.)-5A; its record gives material recorded as cardboard, ink; technique writing (processes), collotype, pen; measurements height 425 mm x width 425 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Picture Postcard to Philip Zilcken
in or before c. 1913-01-03
Picture postcard with an attached letter from F. Khnopff to Abraham Bredius. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-D-1982-43-A.BREDIUS-72; its record gives material recorded as ink, cardboard; technique pen, writing (processes), printing; measurements height 425 mm x width 425 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Picture postcard to the family of Philip Zilcken
in or before 1930-10-13
RP-D-1982-43-POURQUET(C.H.)-DOC.2 and RP-D-1982-43-POURQUET(C.H.)-DOC.3 were presumably sent together with RP-D-1982-43-POURQUET(C.H.)-DOC.1. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-D-1982-43-POURQUET(C.H.)-DOC.1; its record gives material recorded as ink, cardboard; technique pen, writing (processes); measurements height 425 mm x width 425 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Picture postcard used as campaign material for presidential candidate William Howard Taft
1908
Inscription, recto, printed along: ‘President of U.S.A. / Wm. H. TAFT of OHIO’. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-F-2019-205-2; its record gives material recorded as photographic support; technique photography; measurements height 100 mm x width 150 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Picture postcard used as campaign material for presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan
1908
Inscription, recto, printed along with the image: ‘THERE’S / NO / DISCOUNT / ON / THIS / BILL / Wm J.Bryan / “Wood’s” Bryan Card No. 2’. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-F-2019-205-1; its record gives material recorded as photographic support; technique photography; measurements height 100 mm x width 150 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Picture postcard used as campaign material for Senate candidate Joseph McCarthy
1946
Inscription, verso, ink: ‘McCARTHY FOR SENATOR / AUTH. & PAID, MCCARTHY SEN, CLUB U. VAN SUSTEREN, SEC’Y, APPLETON’. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-F-2019-205-3; its record gives material recorded as photographic support; technique photography; measurements height 100 mm x width 150 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Picture postcard with advertisement for the Cottage Industry Exhibition
1909
Picture postcard with advertisement for the Cottage Industry Exhibition, in the Gebouw Velox in Amsterdam, July-August 1909. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-P-2022-787; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique color lithography; measurements height 91 mm x width 138 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Picture postcard with car carrying four people and a pair of giant eggs and a giant potato at the rear
1909
Inscription, verso, printed: ‘PUBLISHED BY / THE NORTH AMERICAN POST CARD CO. / KANSAS CITY, U. S. A.’. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-F-2019-213-1; its record gives material recorded as photographic support; technique gelatin silver print; measurements height 100 mm x width 150 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Picture postcard with five people trying to harvest giant grain
1909
Inscription, verso, printed along with the image: ‘PUBLISHED BY / THE NORTH AMERICAN POST CARD CO. / KANSAS CITY, U. S. A.’. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-F-2019-213-2; its record gives material recorded as photographic support; technique gelatin silver print; measurements height 100 mm x width 150 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Picture postcard with photograph of a mother with hat and a child in her arms
c. 1880 - before 1912-12-19
Inscription, verso, in typescript on card: ‘PHOTO COMPAGNIE BELGE, BRUXELLES, 109, rue Neuve.//Succ.: 29, chaussee d'Ixelles; 6 rue de la Bourse;//214 rue de Brabant,//MARSEILLES; 75, rue St. Ferréol.’. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-F-00-6083; its record gives material recorded as cardboard, paper; technique gelatin silver print; measurements height 113 mm x width 79 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Picture Postcard, 1867 - 1930
1867 - 1930
Picture postcard kept with correspondence from Jeanne Erlich to Philip Zilcken. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-D-1982-43-ERLICH(J.)-DOC.1B; its record gives material recorded as cardboard, ink; technique collotype; measurements height 425 mm x width 425 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Picture postcard, 1910 - 1940
1910 - 1940
Picture postcard with two photographs of children in a day nursery in New York. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-F-2019-214; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique lithography; measurements height 137 mm x width 109 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Postcard
Postcard is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum. The museum's brief description reads: Sepia postcard of a young girl in a white dress leaning against a chair.. Museum description: Sepia postcard of a girl in her mid-teenage years, leaning against a chair, wearing a white dress. Her hair is long, and worn loosely. The museum record gives material recorded as card; measurements Width 13.1 cm; Height 8.5 cm. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Postcard
Postcard is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum. The museum's brief description reads: Photographic postcard showing a large group of children and adults, each child holds a jug, taken at a Salvation Army soup kitchen, 1912.. The museum record gives material recorded as paper (fiber product). These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Postcard
Postcard is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum. The museum's brief description reads: Black and white postcard showing three children in a booth at the seaside. The two oldest children are both wearing sailor outfits.. Museum description: Black and white photograph postcard of three children in a seaside booth in informal poses. The children wear sailor suits. There is a message on the back in black ink. The museum record gives material recorded as card; measurements Width 13.1 cm; Height 8.5 cm. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Postcard — 'La bonne source, ach, elle etait bien chaude / Good water spring - ach it is very hot, France, Germany, ca. 1903
ca. 1903
Postcard in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number E.524:475-2001), made in France, Germany, dated ca. 1903, attributed to Mouton, Georges. The museum's brief description reads: Postcard, Milford Haven Collection, by Georges Mouton, 'La bonne source, ach, elle était bien chaude / Good water spring - ach it is very hot', tourist filling watering can from spring into which woman is urinating, lineblock print, French or German, ca.1903, no.31 of a series. Museum description: A postcard depicting a woman urinating on top of a hill. A tourist fills his watering can from the apparently natural spring flowing from the hill and wonders why it is warm. He says in French: 'Good water spring. Ach? It is very hot.' The museum records it as Lineblock print, measuring Height 13.6 cm; Width 21 cm; Depth 5.5 cm; Height 9 cm; Width 14 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Postcard — <i>Summer Holiday</i> postcard, Great Britain, 1996
1996
Postcard in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number S.680-2025), made in Great Britain, dated 1996. The museum's brief description reads: Advance sales postcard for Summer Holiday, Opera House, Blackpool, 1996. Museum description: Photographic flyer in the shape of a bus. Red London bus. The lead actor, Darren Day, is driving. The museum records it as Printing ink on paper, measuring Height 195 mm; Width 115 mm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Postcard — A sweet dream, Georges Mouton, France, ca. 1905
ca. 1905
Postcard — A sweet dream, Georges Mouton, France, ca. 1905 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca. 1905. The museum's brief description reads: Postcard: Long-haired girl with bolster between her legs; by Georges Mouton; ca. 1905; French. Museum description: A long-haired brunette lies half-draped by sheets in her bed. She grasps a bolster suggestively between her legs The museum record gives material recorded as card; measurements Height 25.8 cm; Width 21 cm; Depth 7 cm; Height 9 cm; Width 14 cm; place associated: France; maker recorded: Georges Mouton. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Postcard — A Sweet Dream!, Sager, Xavier, France, ca. 1906
ca. 1906
Postcard — A Sweet Dream!, Sager, Xavier, France, ca. 1906 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca. 1906. The museum's brief description reads: Postcard, Milford Haven Collection, by Xavier Sager, 'Un doux rève!', Naked girl lies on bed with a bolster between her legs, lineblock print, French, ca.1906. Museum description: A postcard depicting a naked girl lying on a bed clasping a bolster between her legs. The museum record gives material recorded as card; measurements Height 25.8 cm; Width 21 cm; Depth 7 cm; Height 9 cm; Width 14 cm; place associated: France; maker recorded: Sager, Xavier. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Postcard — A sweet dream?, Georges Mouton, France, ca. 1906
ca. 1906
Postcard — A sweet dream?, Georges Mouton, France, ca. 1906 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca. 1906. The museum's brief description reads: Postcard: half naked girl clasps a bolster between her legs; by Georges Mouton; ca. 1906; French. Museum description: A half naked girl in a pink chemise and black stockings lies on her bed clasping a bolster between her legs The museum record gives material recorded as card; measurements Height 25.8 cm; Width 21 cm; Depth 7 cm; Height 9 cm; Width 14 cm; place associated: France; maker recorded: Georges Mouton. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Postcard — Ah! Maman, France, ca. 1903
ca. 1903
Postcard in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number E.524:435-2001), made in France, dated ca. 1903. The museum's brief description reads: Postcard, Milford Haven Collection, 'Ah! Maman', Girl defecating while pig is interested, colour lithograph, French, ca.1903. Museum description: A postcard depicting a girl defecating behind a fence. She turns in a fright to find a pig licking up her faeces and saying: 'Let us profit while it is hot.' The museum records it as Lithograph, measuring Height 13.6 cm; Width 21 cm; Depth 5.5 cm; Height 9 cm; Width 14 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Postcard — Ah! raining again!, France, ca. 1904
ca. 1904
Postcard in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number E.524:473-2001), made in France, dated ca. 1904, attributed to Sager, Xavier. The museum's brief description reads: Postcard, Milford Haven Collection, by Xavier Sager, 'Encore de la pluie / Ah! Raining again', Woman on clifftop urinates into the dish of man lunching below, lineblock print, French, ca.1904, no.51 of a series. Museum description: A postcard depicting a woman dressed in a red jacket and hat and voluminous yellow skirt. She squats on a cliff edge urinating and the urine falls into a dish held by a man all unaware who is attempting to lunch on a lower ledge. Two other climbers regard the scene in horror. The museum records it as Lineblock print, measuring Height 13.6 cm; Width 21 cm; Depth 5.5 cm; Height 9 cm; Width 14 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Postcard — Au clair de lune!, France, ca. 1904
ca. 1904
Postcard in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number E.524:478-2001), made in France, dated ca. 1904, attributed to Sager, Xavier. The museum's brief description reads: Postcard, Milford Haven Collection, by Xavier Sager, "Au clair de lune", naked woman seated on a chamber pot in front of window with full moon shining, French, ca.1904. Museum description: A postcard depicting a nude woman sitting on her chamber pot in front of the open window of her apartment. A man, standing on the balcony across the street throws up his arms gratefully at the full moon which is shining directly on the woman's window. The museum records it as Lineblock print, measuring Height 13.6 cm; Width 21 cm; Depth 5.5 cm; Height 9 cm; Width 14 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Postcard — Curiosités Parisiennes, France, ca. 1906
ca. 1906
Postcard in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number E.524:477-2001), made in France, dated ca. 1906. The museum's brief description reads: Postcard, Milford Haven Collection, 'Curiosités Parisiennes - La Fontaine - Carpeaux', woman appearing to urinate beside a water hydrant, hand-coloured lithograph, French, ca.1906. Museum description: A postcard depicting two scenes: On top is a picture of a young woman in a tight red dress who is leaning over a water hydrant from which a stream of water is pouring. She is watched by a man and two other persons and is being asked what she is doing to which she replies that she is using all her efforts but cannot stop. In the next picture below is a tinted photograph of fountains playing. The museum records it as Hand-coloured lithograph, measuring Height 13.6 cm; Width 21 cm; Depth 5.5 cm; Height 9 cm; Width 14 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Postcard — Die-Woche (The Week), France, ca. 1915
ca. 1915
Postcard in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number E.524:439-2001), made in France, dated ca. 1915. The museum's brief description reads: Postcard, Milford Haven Collection, "Die Woche" (The Week), Kaiser Wilhelm II seated on the toilet, monochrome halftone, French, ca.1915. Museum description: A postcard depicting Kaiser Wilhelm II seated atop a toilet and reading a copy of 'Vorwärts' (Forward). His head is adult-size but his body is shrunk. The museum records it as monochrome halftone, measuring Height 13.6 cm; Width 21 cm; Depth 5.5 cm; Height 9 cm; Width 14 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Postcard — Enfin Seuls!, Germany, ca. 1906
ca. 1906
Postcard — Enfin Seuls!, Germany, ca. 1906 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca. 1906. The museum's brief description reads: Postcard: Hotel staff peek through the holes of a honeymoon couple's bedroom; German; ca. 1906. Museum description: Two scenes are depicted: on the left a honeymoon couple embrace in their bedroom, the bride's dress is removed. On the right, the hotel staff are queueing up to peek into the number of voyeur holes in the couple's door. The museum record gives material recorded as card; measurements Height 25.8 cm; Width 21 cm; Depth 7 cm; Height 9 cm; Width 14 cm; place associated: Germany. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Postcard — Guillaume Tell, Germany, ca. 1903
ca. 1903
Postcard in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number E.524:463-2001), made in Germany, dated ca. 1903. The museum's brief description reads: Postcard, Milford Haven Collection, 'Guillaume Tell', three semi-naked children, one blowing an arrow at another who is urinating, lithograph, German, ca.1903, no.148 of a series. Museum description: A postcard depicting a half-naked child seated on the ground firing an arrow from a blowpipe into the naked bottom of another little boy urinating into a pot. Another child looks on sucking a finger. The museum records it as Lithograph, measuring Height 13.6 cm; Width 21 cm; Depth 5.5 cm; Height 9 cm; Width 14 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Postcard — Kasperltheater: Wiener Werkstätte Postcard No. 30, Vienna, 1907-8
1907-8
Postcard in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number CIRC.202-1972), made in Vienna, dated 1907-8, attributed to Kalmsteiner, Hans. The museum's brief description reads: Lithographic postcard by Hans Kalmsteiner, Kasperltheater, No. 30 in the series published by the Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna, 1907-8. Museum description: Postcard depicting a scene from the Kasperltheater (Austrian puppet theatre), with Kasperl being carried into a mill by an old woman. The museum records it as colour lithograph on card, measuring Height 140 mm; Width 90 mm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Postcard — L'Envie
Postcard — L'Envie is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum. The museum's brief description reads: Postcard, Milford Haven Collection, 'L'Envie', woman bites her nails and looks intently at a screen behind which a man's boot and woman's shoe are visible, lithograph, possibly France, ca. 1900. Museum description: A postcard depicting a woman lying on her belly biting her nails and looking towards a screen behind whic is suggested that sex is taking place, by visible man's boot and woman's shoe. The museum record gives material recorded as card; measurements Height 25.8 cm; Width 21 cm; Depth 7 cm; Height 9 cm; Width 14 cm. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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