Historic postcards, c.1890s-1963

Component identifier:

Subseries 18-4

Content Summary:

Among the postcards in this subseries is a souvenir set issued by the Macau Postal Authority, 1898, commemorating the 400th anniversary of Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama's arrival in India. There are also postcards, receipts, negatives and a photographic print relating to Formosa (now Taiwan) from the late 1900s to the 1930s, showing living conditions, hydro-engineering works, the indigenous population, the Taihoku Imperial University, and various geographical and architectural features. Other postcards relate to Spain, Macau, China and Honolulu.

Most of the postcards are blank, although several have been addressed but not posted.

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Immediate source of acquisition:

The bulk of the Braga Collection (including manuscripts, pictures, maps, newspapers, serials, periodicals, monographs and ephemera) was purchased from J.M. Braga in 1966. The component held in the Manuscript Collection at MS 4300 appears to have been formally accessioned as the J.M. Braga Papers in 1975. Several small additions have been made since the original instalment of papers was received. Most of these additions were transfers to the Manuscripts Collection from other collection areas, including a file of newspaper cuttings in May 1975, a set of microfilm reels in 1984, a file of manuscript material in 1985, lists of the Braga Collection in 1994, and two files of assorted printed material and other papers in 2009. As well, several small additions have been made by members of the Braga family. In 1992, various Braga family members donated a copy of the eulogy and order of service for Augusta Braga's memorial service, and in 2002 Angela Braga donated photographs of medals and decorations awarded to J.P. Braga, together with photocopies of early writings of J.M. Braga and eulogies for J.M. Braga and his grandson Michael Braga.

Subjects:

History

Names:

Braga, J.M. (José Maria)

Contents

Access and use