Number of Images: 2; Color: Black and White; Size: 5.4w x 3.5h; Type of Image: Postcard; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Postcard
Photographic print
Date:
c. 1930-1949
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) first opened to the public on March 17, 1910, as the new United States National Museum. The National Museum was first housed in what is now the Arts and Industries Building.
"Real photo" postcards were first produced using the Kodak "postcard camera." The postcard camera could take a picture and then print a postcard-size negative of the picture, complete with a divided back and place for postage.
Summary:
"Real photo" postcard of an exhibit of Native American Hupa Indians at the United States National Museum, now the National Museum of Natural History. The exhibit caption reads "Hupa Indians, California, National Museum, Smithsonian Institution." The exhibit shows models of five Native Americans, and each appears to be engaged in different tasks preparing food. The postcard is unused, and its front has a white border.
