[Postcard from Julia Estes Rankin to Velma Snelson - June 5, 1908] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Postcard from Julia Estes Rankin to Velma Snelson - June 5, 1908]

Creator

  • Author: Rankin, Julia Estes
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Correspondent: Snelson, Velma
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Stone Mountain, Georgia

Date

  • Creation: 1908-06-05

Language

  • No Language

Description

  • Content Description: Postcard from Julia Estes Rankin in Midland to Velma Snelson in Stone Mountain, Georgia, discussing a parade held in May 1908 where she was crowned "queen" of the May parade. The front of the postcard shows a parade in procession, with cars and small parade floats riding down a dirt road lined with storefronts, with pedestrians, horseback riders, and parked horse-drawn wagons along the sides of the road.
  • Physical Description: 1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Correspondence
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Customs - Parades
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Personal correspondence
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Postcards
  • Named Person: Rankin, Julia Estes
  • Named Person: Snelson, Velma
  • Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): storefronts
  • Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): automobiles
  • Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): horseback riding
  • Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): parades
  • Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): exterior views
  • Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): floats (vehicles)

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Midland County - Midland
  • Coverage Date: 1908-05/1908-06-05
  • Time Period: new-sou

Collection

  • Name: Rescuing Texas History, 2022
    Code: SG22

Institution

  • Name: Midland Historical Society
    Code: MLHS

Resource Type

  • Postcard

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: MLHS_1004
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1637192
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