A Maya Temple--The Nunnery at Uxmal [picture postcard]

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Object Details

Collector

Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)

Names

Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)

Collection Creator

National Philatelic Collection, Smithsonian Institution.

Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)

Collection Citation

Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, circa 1880-circa 1970, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution,

Scope and Contents

A drawing depicting the front entrance of a Mayan temple at Uxmal. The image has been colored in green, red and orange to highlight designs on the temple. According to the description on the back of the card, this is an exact replica, located at the World's Fair in Chicago, of a temple in "far away" Yucatan.

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep88d2a5202-c5e4-4dc8-a7a4-530e19646603

General

Series III, Box 28, World's Fairs and Expositions--Chicago, 1933.

Place

Yucatan (Mexico)

Uxmal Site (Mexico)

Topic

Mayas -- Antiquities -- 1900-1920

Temples -- Mexico -- 1900-1920

Indians of Mexico -- 1900-1920

Ruins -- Maya

Collector

Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)

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Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection

Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection / Series 3: Subjects / World Fairs and Expositions, Century of Progress (Chicago, Illinois, 1933)

Extent

1 Item (color, 3-1/2" x 5-1/2".)

Date

1933

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

Archival materials

Postcards

Picture postcards

Collection Rights

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Bibliography

Selected for blog by Allan Shulman in "Click! Photography Changes Everything" on Smithsonian Photographic Initiative website, http://www.click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=743, Feb. 2010, but apparently not used.

Genre/Form

Postcards -- 1900-1920

Picture postcards -- 1900-1920

Collection Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

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Large EAD

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep88d2a5202-c5e4-4dc8-a7a4-530e19646603

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ACAH

Record ID

ebl-1560368414239-1560368414434-0

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