Balkans postcards collection, approximately 1900s-1960s
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Summary
- Abstract:
- Collection consists of 174 postcards with photographs and mechanical prints, featuring scenes and landscapes from locations in what has historically been defined as the Balkans region of Southeastern Europe. Cities represented include: Varna, Bulgaria; Ruse/Rustchuk, Bulgaria; Sofia, Bulgaria; Bitola/Monastir, Macedonia; Negotin, Serbia; Skopje, North Macedonia; Sarajevo; Belgrade, Serbia; Oradea, Romania; Thessaloniki, Greece; Constanta, Romania; Sulina, Romania; Scutari, Albania; and Szegard, Hungary. The assorted postcards contains images of buildings, hotels, shops, government buildings, houses, monasteries, landmarks, and geographic features, as well as scenes of people walking on the street, swimming, sunbathing, shopping, and eating.
- Extent:
- 0.25 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in Bulgarian, English, French, Romanian, Serbian.
- Collection ID:
- RL.11936
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of 174 postcards with photographs and mechanical prints, featuring scenes and landscapes from locations in what has historically been defined as the Balkans region of Southeastern Europe. Cities represented include: Varna, Bulgaria; Ruse/Rustchuk, Bulgaria; Sofia, Bulgaria; Bitola/Monastir, Macedonia; Negotin, Serbia; Skoptje, North Macedonia; Sarajevo; Belgrade, Serbia; Oradea, Romania; Thessaloniki, Greece; Constanta, Romania; Sulina, Romania; Scutari, Albania; and Szegard, Hunfary. The assorted postcards contains images of buildings, hotels, shops, government buildings, houses, monasteries, landmarks, and geographic features, as well as scenes of people walking on the street, swimming, sunbathing, shopping, and eating.
- Acquisition information:
- The Balkans Postcards Collection was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase from Librakons (Istanbul) in 2021-2022.
- Processing information:
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Processed by M Lyon, Sean Swanick, August 2021.
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2021-0058, 2022-0003.
Updated by Leah Tams, January 2022.
- Physical facet:
- 174postcards
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- International travel -- Pictorial works
Architecture -- Balkan Peninsula - Format:
- Photographic postcards
- Places:
- Athens (Greece) -- Photographs
Thessalonikē (Greece)
Bitola (North Macedonia)
Sofia (Bulgaria)
Varna (Bulgaria)
Constanta (Romania)
Skopje (North Macedonia)
Oradea (Romania)
Belgrade (Serbia)
Shkodër (Albania)
Sulina (Romania)
Balkan Peninsula -- History -- 20th century
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[Identification of item], Balkans Postcards Collection, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
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