Pictorial lettersheets
Subject
Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Samuel W. Brown diary and letters
Collection
Identifier: MS 236
Dates:
1848-1859,; Majority of material found within 1849-1850
California lettersheet collection
Collection
Identifier: Kemble Spec Col 09
Abstract
Consists of California lettersheets, mostly pictorial, created approximately between the years 1850 and 1870, with the bulk dating from the 1850s. Pictorial lettersheets are illustrated with lithographs or wood engravings depicting California and Western themes. Intended to be used as stationery during and after the California Gold Rush, these lettersheets served as a kind of reportage, depicting important events and popular stories of the day. Common illustrated topics and scenes include:...
Dates:
circa 1850-1870