Guide to the India photo postcards SC 1144

Finding aid prepared by Edward C. Fields, 2014.
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Collections
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California, 93106-9010
Phone: (805) 893-3062
Email: special@library.ucsb.edu; URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/special-collections
2014 May 2


Title: India Photo Postcards
Identifier/Call Number: SC 1144
Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Collections
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 0.02 linear feet (1 folder)
Date: circa 1911
Abstract: 14 black and white photo postcards of people in India, some with mostly illegible handwritten captions on the reverse.
Physical Location: UC Santa Barbara Library, Special Research Collections

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], India photo postcards, SC 1144. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Acquisition Information

Library purchase, 2013.

Scope and Content

14 black and white photo postcards of people in India, some with mostly illegible handwritten captions on the reverse. Images feature a group photo of two Caucasian men with many Indian men, most likely related to the church; one of the same Caucasian men with a large group of boys, probably a religious school; two Caucasian women and a group of Indian girls and young women probably also part of a school; a woman holding another woman's hand (perhaps reading her palm?); two shots of a Caucasian priest and couple soon to be or just married, surrounded by many people, some with musical instruments; a band, possibly the same shown in the wedding photos; a group photo of the bride, groom, and their families; what appear to be holy men, playing instruments with two cows, surrounded by acrowd; two shots of water buffalo and men working; and three portraits of men, two peddlers and one holy man.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

India -- Pictorial works
Photographic postcards
Photographs