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Antique postcard and photographic view album containing 32 postcards and photographs relating to Sandpoint, Idaho and the surrounding area. The collection includes a variety of early photographic and printed postcard formats mounted in a period album.
Visible subjects include Sandpoint-area churches, commercial streets, public buildings, scenic views, and community landmarks. One color postcard depicts the Central School at Sandpoint, Idaho, while other examples show early town views and local scenery. The collection also includes views associated with Lake Pend Oreille and the Sandpoint area.
The assortment appears to include a mixture of real photo postcards (RPPC), printed/lithographic postcards, and photographic prints, providing a varied visual record of Sandpoint and the surrounding region. Cards remain housed in an older photograph album with gray paper pages.
Album cover is hand-decorated leather and marked "Photo-graphs." Exact dates, publishers, and postal status vary throughout the collection and have not been individually cataloged.
Historical Context
Sandpoint is located in northern Idaho near Lake Pend Oreille and developed as an important regional community during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Early postcards and photographic views documented the town's schools, churches, businesses, streets, transportation, and surrounding landscape. Collections assembled together during the period can provide an interesting visual record of the development of a particular community.
Condition Notes
Antique/vintage pre-owned conditionIncludes 32 postcards and photographic viewsCards are mounted or retained within a period photo albumAlbum shows substantial age-related surface wear, fading, edge wear, and handlingInterior pages show age toning and general wearIndividual cards may have corner wear, toning, staining, fading, writing, mounting residue, or other age-related imperfectionsSome cards appear to be real photographic views while others are printed postcardsIndividual cards have not been removed from the album for inspectionPublishers, dates, and postal markings have not been confirmed for every cardPlease review photographs carefully for representative subjects and overall condition
