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Catalogue description Edwardian photographs and East Anglian postcards
This record is held by Suffolk Archives - Ipswich
| Reference: | K489 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Edwardian photographs and East Anglian postcards |
| Description: |
Edwardian photographs K489 and K498/2 Examples from the "Smith's Suitall" Postcard Series. The Smith's Suitall stationary and publishing firm was founded in the Buttermarket, Ipswich by Sarah Smith in 1891. The postcards were started as a series by Percy Smith, son of Sarah Smith, in partnership with a German postcard manufacturer. The postcards were printed in Germany and there were about c. 1,000 different local Suffolk scenes and subjects. Many of the postcards feature views taken from old prints and engravings made before photography was invented. There was an original print run of 1 million cards. Some specified examples are hand printed or tinted to produce a 'coloured' card effect. |
| Date: | 1904-1915 |
| Held by: | Suffolk Archives - Ipswich, not available at The National Archives |
| Language: | English |
| Physical description: | 5 series |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
22 October 1987 K489 K489/2 15 December 1987 8469 K489 K489/2 Acc. No. 8515 |
| Accruals: |
K489/2 Additional deposit |
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