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Edwardian photographs and East Anglian postcards
Catalogue reference: K489
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This record is about the Edwardian photographs and East Anglian postcards dating from 1904-1915.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- K489
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Title (The name of the record)
- Edwardian photographs and East Anglian postcards
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1904-1915
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Description (What the record is about)
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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.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Suffolk Record Office, Ipswich Branch
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 5 series
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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22 October 1987
K489
K489/2 15 December 1987
8469
K489
K489/2 Acc. No. 8515
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/f4be2c86-9169-4a70-af55-d642f7359424/
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This record is held at Suffolk Record Office, Ipswich Branch
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Edwardian photographs and East Anglian postcards