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Description: Two brochures and maps by the Philippine Tourist Association; a road map of central Luzon; and a scenic motor road and tourist guide, copyright 1931 by the Sugar News Company.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1900-1950
Call number: photCL 701
Provenance: Purchased from Michael Maslan Vintage Posters, Photographs, Postcards & Ephemera, May 2022.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Philippines, (1933-1935)

Manuscripts

Philippines Official Motor Road and Tourist Guide

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Collection of photographic postcards and travel ephemera of the Philippines

Visual Materials

A collection of 731 photographic postcards and 81 photomechanical or printed postcards of the Philippines, spanning the years of transition from the end of the Spanish colonial government through decades of American administration. Many were sent through the mail to U.S. destinations, including Berkeley, Seattle, Honolulu, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Sioux Falls, as well as to recipients in Hong Kong and Portugal. A number of postcards have handwritten inscriptions, stamps, and printed captions, indicating how they were viewed, circulated, and used for tourism and government propaganda. Postcard imagery covers a variety of subjects in the Philippines, including people and communities, with many Indigenous people represented; agriculture; buildings and houses under construction; social and cultural activities; prisons; street and market scenes; weaving and textile production; religious ceremonies; and landscapes. There are several studio portraits, primarily of women and couples, and several color photomechanical postcards of various scenes. The collection also includes some related photographic prints and tourist guides, pamphlets and maps of the Philippines. Please note that this collection contains historical images and language that library users may find harmful, offensive, or inappropriate.

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Philippines, (1928-1933)

Manuscripts

Primarily printed matter issued by the Philippine Tourist Association Included: Shopping in Old Manila guide and S.S. President Hoover between Manila, P.I. and San Francisco program

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Ephemera and brochures

Visual Materials

Includes "Universal City Plaza" promotional booklet with map, late 1970s; a 1978 Universal Studios Tour press kit, "Your Studio Tour Guide to Universal City California" pamphlet, 1966; two Universal Studios brochures, 1966 and 1968, and a brochure for the Sheraton-Universal Hotel, 1968.

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Ephemera - Malibu

Visual Materials

Chamber of Commerce promotional guide and business directory, 1965; postcards with artwork by M. Sheehan ("handmade original serigraphs"). Includes 2 volumes: The determined Mrs. Rindge and her legendary railroad: a history of the Hueneme, Malibu and Port Los Angeles Railway / by David F. Myrick. A checklist of articles concerning the Hueneme, Malibu & Port Los Angeles Railway / from the indexes of Charles F. Outland. Ventura County Historical Society, 1996. [May K. Rindge] Gable, Valerie. Malibu. Malibu Books, 1984.

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Correspondence - Ephemera

Manuscripts

The collection consists of approximately 591 items from 1909 to 1936, it contains the correspondence of James King Steele and Edith Shorb Steele. The collection also includes business papers mainly relating to the tourist business in the Philippine Islands and in Japan. There are also typescripts of articles and talks, eight radio scripts, and photographs in the collection.

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