Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Collection of maps on postcards and business cards, 1910-2013 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | circa 1910-2013 |
| Bulk Dates | circa 1983-2012 |
| Call No. | G3701.A9 coll .C6 |
| Extent | approximately 2,000 postcards and business cards |
| Extent | 2 boxes |
| Extent | 114 folders |
| Extent | 2 linear ft. |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/eadgmd.gm024004 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2023586397 |
| Summary | The Collection of maps on postcards and business cards contains approximately 2,000 postcards and business cards with cartographic content in a variety of graphic formats, including photographs and printed illustrations. The postcards, which were collected approximately between the early 1980s and 2013, feature maps and cartographic images of all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia; U.S. territories and regions; countries in Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Central America, Europe, North America, and South America. The business cards in this collection primarily advertise restaurants in the United States, and typically contain a small street map showing the location of the business. The collection's strongest areas of coverage are Massachusetts, Florida, Maine, New York, California, Texas, Poland, islands of the Caribbean, and Germany. The materials in this collection are largely undated, but appear to date from the 1980s to early 2000s. Some items are from pre-1920s, the 1940s, and the 1950s. Many of the postcards in this collection contain manuscript notes. |