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  • New Collections Added to Digital Commonwealth in July

    Tichnor Brothers Postcard Collection (1,461 items)*  items added to existing collection (re-harvest) The Tichnor Brothers Collection contains approximately 25,000 office proofs of postcards of the United States published by the Boston firm Tichnor Brothers Inc. These are color postcards with a linen texture dated ca. 1930-1945. The concentration is on American vacation places. Boston City…

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  • New Collections Added to Digital Commonwealth in June

    Boston Public Library Boston Pictorial Archive (Collection of Distinction)  (310 items)* added to existing collection The Boston Pictorial Archive is one of the largest distinct collections of images related to Boston held by a public institution and the essential resource for Boston architectural, social, and neighborhood history. It includes more than 6,000 images on paper representing…

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  • New Collections Added to Digital Commonwealth in May

    Boston Public Library Tichnor Brothers Postcard Collection (1,162 items)* The Tichnor Brothers Collection contains approximately 25,000 office proofs of postcards of the United States published by the Boston firm Tichnor Brothers Inc. These are color postcards with a linen texture dated ca. 1930-1945. The concentration is on American vacation places. National Archives of Boston Tallulah…

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