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[Photographs of Russian emigres in Diamond Jubilee celebration, San Francisco, September 5-12, 1925].
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Title:

[Photographs of Russian emigres in Diamond Jubilee celebration, San Francisco, September 5-12, 1925]

Abstract:

Real photograph postcards depicting Russian celebrants, very likely at California's Diamond Jubilee event held in San Francisco in September of 1925. Includes portraits of groups in costume and scenes of the float representing the contributions of Russians to the state. Banners appearing in some images include the following texts: "Russian contributions to California", "Russian Pioneers", "Russian School", "1806" and "1863". The back of one postcard includes the signatures of those depicted on the front image.

Date:

1925 (issued)

Subject:

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Russians -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs
Parades -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs
Parade floats -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs
Russes -- Californie -- San Francisco -- Photographies
Défilés -- Californie -- San Francisco -- Photographies
Chars allégoriques -- Californie -- San Francisco -- Photographies
Anniversaries
Parade floats
Parades
Russians
California -- Centennial celebrations, etc -- Photographs
Californie -- Anniversaires -- Photographies
California
California -- San Francisco

Note:

Title devised by cataloger.
Photographer unknown.
Postcards lack descriptive captions or annotations. While the event is not identified in any of the images, some subjects depicted match those found in photographs of the event reproduced in the publication Russian San Francisco, by Zaverukha and Bogdan (2010).
Postcards are unsent.
Purchase ; From Marc Selvaggio ; 2020.
Photographs of Russian emigres in Diamond Jubilee celebration, San Francisco, September 5-12, 1925, BANC PIC 2020.093, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Type:

graphic
Postcard.
Postcards.
Photographs.
Group portraits-California-San Francisco.
Postcards.
Cartes postales.

Physical Description:

photoprint
6 photographs in 1 folder : gelatin silver prints ; sheets 9 x 14 cm (postcard format)

Language:

English

Origin:

California