Identity elements
Reference code
9.2
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Title
Postcard Collection
Date(s)
Extent
5 boxes
(1.5 cubic feet)
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Postcards with a focus on the city of Tacoma including images of local buildings, landscapes,and people. Other postcards are from around the Puget Sound region and Washington state along with some national and international cards. Postcards are arranged either by named collection or by subject and feature a front and back image. Postcards feature black and white, color, and colorized photography plus sepia and text only formats.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Languages of the material
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Existence and location of originals
Some named collections were returned to the collector after scanning and the originals are not held by the Northwest Room at Tacoma Public Library.