Sleeve for Postcards

This is the sleeve that holds fourteen postcards that each display unique aspects of The Philippines. The postcards display pastimes such as cockfighting, buildings, streets, and scenes of the countryside. The contributor, Maurice Carrillo received the postcards from an elderly woman. Her husband brought them over from the Philippines in the early twentieth century. The elderly woman's helper knew of Maurice because he owned Bowman-Forgey Stationery in downtown Santa Cruz, where they sold postcards and other supplies. On the front of the sleeve, there is a seal that has a bird with its wings splayed out to make a circle. It also features two Chinese characters one to the right of the bird and the other to the left of the bird.

Unidentified

Early 20th Century

Maurice Carrillo

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5.5. x 3.5 inches

CAR.2024.2

Paper