Identity elements
Reference code
HMA0316
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Rob Grimm Postcard Collection - circa 1900 - 1960
Date(s)
- circa 1900 - 1960 (predominant: 1930s-1940s) (Creation)
Extent
5.00 Boxes
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The bulk of the collection contains postcards of street scenes, hotels, local attractions and Seminole Indians in Miami-Dade County. Also includes a group of photographs of the 1926 hurricane, tourists at Musa Isle and a family standing in front of the Goodyear Blimp. Many of the postcards include handwritten greetings written between the 1900s up through the 1960s.
System of arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by topic.
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Conditions governing access
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Languages of the material
Scripts of the material
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Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
A souvenir booklet, cards and other ephemera were placed in the relevant artificial epherma files.
Related descriptions
Notes element
General note
Other Information
Accession no. 2017-214
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Archivist's note
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