Scope and Contents These postcards were collected by Joseph Needham on his travels within the United Kingdom and Europe, or sent to him and Dorothy Needham by friends and family. They show exteriors and interiors of churches, chapels, villages, aerial views, notable buildings, and details of stonework and statues. Many have Joseph Needham's notes on the front, also his notes and drawings on the back. The series also includes postcards from the Frieburg Passion Play dated 1921 or 1922 and the Oberammergau...

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Black and white postcard with the place name printed on the back. No annotations.

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Colour postcard with the place name printed on the front and back, with the additional information: 'A cruiseship departs Vancouver for its journey to Alaska.' Sent to Joseph Needham from Katharine [no surname given].

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Colour postcards with the identification on the back. No annotations on the postcards. Found within the book 'New Archaeological Finds in China: Discoveries During the Cultural Revolution' (Foreign Languages Press, Peking, 1972) annotated by Joseph Needham, including his handwritten note 'from Ruth Weiss FLPI Peking 1972 July'.

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Coloured card of the painting of Three Gorges at Yangtze River by Li Hu [李斛]. The title of the painting and artist are written by Joseph Needham on the back. The card is from the 集古齋 Gallery in Hong Kong.

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Colour and black and white postcards with the identification printed on the back. Pack of 14 cards in an envelope. Formerly in Offprint box: Contacts (+20C) II.

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Colour postcards with the place name printed on the back. Pack of 12 cards bound into a booklet. Provenance: Given by John Moffett (NRI Librarian). Formerly in Offprint box: Contacts (+20C) II.

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Colour postcards with the identification on the back, including Buddhist figures. No annotations.

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Colour postcards with the identification printed on the back, published by 昆明博物馆. Pack of 10 cards in an envelope. Formerly in Offprint box: Metallurgy (Non-F) VI.

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Colour postcards published by the museum in 2005. Pack of 30 cards bound into a booklet.

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Colour postcards with the identification printed on the back, published by 云南美术出版社. Pack of 11 cards in an envelope. Formerly in Offprint box Metallurgy (Non-F) VI.

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Colour postcard with the place name printed on the back. From E. Gutmann. No addressee or date given.

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Black and white postcard with the place name printed on the front. Annotation on the front by Joseph Needham: 'Biochemical Dept: Hospital behind'. Found in an envelope postmarked Cambridge 26 Sep. 1934 with Joseph Needham's annotation 'Paris J & Frank 1924'.

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Black and white postcard with the place name printed on the front. Annotation on the front by Joseph Needham: 'Serological Dept.: Hydrophobia clinic behind'. Found in an envelope postmarked Cambridge 26 Sep. 1934 with Joseph Needham's annotation 'Paris J & Frank 1924'.

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Colour postcards with the identification of the works of art on the back. Some postcards are held inside a plastic wallet and some are loose. The wallet includes a printed information sheet. No annotations.

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Colour postcard with the place name and identification of the work of art printed on the back. Sent to Joseph and Dorothy Needham from Zoë Kim [Reed].

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Colour postcard with the place name and identification of the work of art printed on the back. Sent to Joseph Needham from Kenneth and Peggy [Robinson].

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Colour postcard of clouds and scenery with the place name printed on the back. Sent to Joseph Needham from 'E' [Elinor Shaffer].

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Black and white postcard with the place name printed on the back. No annotations.

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Colour postcard with the place name printed on the back. Sent to Joseph Needham from [G.S. Florū? signature unidentifiable].

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Colour postcard with the place name printed on the back. Sent to Joseph Needham from Aileen and Iain Macpherson.

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Brown envelope with the printed name 'Nebil Baykent, Istanbul, Galata P.K. 1455'. Joseph Needham has written on the front in blue pencil 'Istanbul postcards' with numbers written in black pencil.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: These postcards were collected by Joseph Needham on his travels within the United Kingdom and Europe, or sent to him and Dorothy Needham by friends and family. They show exteriors and interiors of churches, chapels, villages, aerial views, notable buildings, and details of stonework and statues. Many have Joseph Needham's notes on the front, also his notes and drawings on the back. The series also includes postcards from the Frieburg Passion Play dated 1921 or 1922 and the Oberammergau...

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Some postcards have Joseph Needham's annotations on the back. Two postcards are signed on the front by the actors. This may not be a complete set. Many have the copyright of F. Bruckmann A.-G.