Astrinsky Family Yiddish - East European Postcard Album, ca. 1900-1924
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- .2 linear feet (1 half-size box)
- Language:
- English.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Photograph album in a customized box labeled with the family name Astrinsky. The album contains 53 postcards, some in color, depicting a variety of people and places with messages handwritten in Yiddish. Many are from areas in Eastern Europe including such locales as Warsaw and Bialystok. Captions are in Russian, Polish, Yiddish, and German. Other cards feature locations in the U. S. such as Niagara Falls, Yellowstone National Park, and Santa Barbara, California. A number of the cards are addressed to a Mr. J. Astrinsky in Brooklyn, New York. There are also a handwritten (in Yiddish) note laid in and three handwritten documents (in Yiddish) tipped in.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchase, 2004.
- Physical location:
- Del Sur
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062