LibGuides: Exploring the Collections: Postcard Collection

Postcard Collection

Postcards are cataloged in the Photo catalog.

The General Postcard Collection follows an in-house subject-based cataloging scheme. Object IDs begin with PC, then a 2-letter code that indicates the general subject, then a period followed by a letter relating to the specific location depicted in the postcard.

The object ID for this postcard, for example, is PC HO .CapH: It's a postcard showing a drawing of the Capitol Hill Hotel on the south side of the 100 block of C Street NE.

In addition to the General Postcard Collection, see:

SP 0179 - Philip Teigen Church Postcards collection
The collection-level identifier is SP 0179. Comprises more than 170 postcards documenting the exteriors and interiors of D.C. churches. In addition to non-denominational, university, and military locations, the denominations represent African Methodist Episcopal, Baptist, Congregational, Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, Quaker, Roman Catholic, Reformed, Unitarian, and Universalist congregations.