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Acc. 2009.530: Ashville Postcard Company Sample Set, 1939

 Item — Box: 2
Identifier: id63961

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents The following description was provided by the seller: "137 linen postcards from the late 30's!! They are all on an accordion style "folder" and I have never removed any to view the backs as they are glued ............................ The front cover notes " Asheville Post Card Co. Wholesale .... Post-Cards, Greeting Cards, Souvenirs and Novelties ... Asheville, N.C." There is a teal colored stamp on the upper left corner noting "January 27, 1939." .............................. Cards include landscapes, roadside sights, buildings, activities and people. There are designated sights in Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina and some places not designated. Some are daytime and some are evening or night. A few have no notation on the front at all & just show a picture. .............. ....... Just over 50% are landscapes ........................................ 1). Those noted as Tennessee include sights in the Great Smoky Mountains, 7 of Norris Dam, a few of Norris Lake, a few of TVA's highway near Norris Dam and 2 in the town of Norris, TN. ..................................................... 2). Those noted as North Carolina include various views of the Great Smoky Mountains, Bridal Veil Falls, and other mountain sites ............................... 3). Those noted as Virginia include Natural Bridge, 5 or 6 from Hungry Mothers State Park (Some fine ones of swimmers, sun bathers and boaters), White Top Mountain, lots from the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Old Shot Tower and Back Bone Rock. .............................................................. 4). The general ones are obviously spread out over the 3 states (Because of their location in the accordion) and include but are not limited to a Mountaineer's Speed Wagon (An open wagon pulled by 2 steer), 2 of moonshine stills, 2 of water wheels, 4 of mountain cabins, 4 or 5 Tourist Correspondence Cards (Where you circle or check the response you want to send.... 2 are comical), 4 or 5 of boating/canoeing, 3 of fishing/fish, 2 of camping and 2 concerning tobacco (One of the interior of a tobacco warehouse and the other of tobacco growing in field). ............... 10 are of Black Americans doing various activities, 3 of crafters in their natural setting (1 caning, 1 rug making and 1 making syrup) and more. ............................ In all, about 3 of them have a small bend on an edge from the flipping of the accordion. Most are mint or near mint. ............. Some have a number handwritten on it or an imprinting/typing/stamping about that card such as those that can be specialized for a specific town, etc."

Dates

  • Creation: 1939

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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Extent

From the Collection: 5 Linear Feet

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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