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Native American woman and child, Cristobal, Canal Zone, 1936

Subjects
ChildrenNative American LifePortraits
Card type
Real photo
Date
c. 1936 (Linen)
Front of Native American woman and child, Cristobal, Canal Zone, 1936, Mrs Bertha Bishop, VA, USA, c. 1936 real photo postcard
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Back of Native American woman and child, Cristobal, Canal Zone, 1936, Mrs Bertha Bishop, VA, USA, c. 1936 real photo postcard
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About this postcard

A Native American woman and a young child stand outdoors before a shelter of vertical reeds with a thatched roof. The woman wears a striped skirt, a light blouse, many strands of beads, and a nose ornament; the child, held at her side, wears a patterned dress and also has a nose ornament. Both are barefoot on sandy ground. The image does not identify the people, their community, or the place shown. By the 1930s, real-photo postcards of Native American subjects were a familiar souvenir and collector's format, often showing sitters in traditional dress.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

June 6-36 My New Girl friend - Best wishes To you all - Frank. Balthes Cristobal C.Z. [illegible]

POST CARD CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS
PostmarkedCRISTOBAL, June 8, 1936, 10:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs Bertha Bishop

100 East Cary St Richmond, VA

FromFrank. Batthes, Cristobal, Canal Zone

Postcard record

Postmarked, CRISTOBAL
ConditionFair
Place addressedMrs Bertha Bishop, 100 East Cary St, Richmond, VA
Place sent fromFrank. Batthes, Cristobal, Canal Zone
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stampcent George Washington, green
NotesSepia real photo print with a white border; heavy creases, a tear at top center, corner wear and surface staining. Faint pencil inscription on the front, possibly a photographer's signature; illegible. Postmark: CRISTOBAL CANAL ZONE JUN 8 10 AM 1936. Divided-back real-photo card with white border, matte (non-linen) surface; heavy foxing/staining, creases and edge wear, stamp torn at right.

Cite this card

Native American woman and child, Cristobal, Canal Zone, 1936, postcard, c. 1936. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/native-american-woman-and-child-cristobal-canal-zone-1936. Accessed November 2, 2026.