Postcard
Singer Advertising Card - Burmese People
Chromolithograph card of a group of three women from Burmah in "native" Burmese costume, posing next to a Singer sewing machine. Part of a "Costumes of All Nations," set created as a souvenir at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. |
Image ID: | 57745 |
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Creation Date: | 1892 |
Creator Name: | J. Ollmann Lith Co. |
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Collection Name: | Singer Manufacturing Company records, 1850-circa 1975 |
Genre: | Postcard |
Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
Original Format Number: | PH 2359 |
Original Dimensions: | 3.125 x 5.25 inches |
Text on back reads, "BURMAH, An extensive State in farther India. It is bounded North and West by Assam and Thibet [Tibet], East by China, South by the Indian Ocean. It is now divided into two kingdoms, British Burmah and Burmah. The climate is quite healthful; the rainy season continues from May to September, following which is a most delightful season until March. In appearance, as our picture indicates, the Burmese are much like the Mongolians, having the same large cheek bones, oblique eyes and short robust figures. The language in similar to the Chinese. Manufactures and agriculture are carried on but indifferently. The principal religion is Buddhism. The Singer Machine was introduced here over 18 years ago, and is extensively used. |
Costume |
Dresses |
Sewing |
Advertising |
Souvenirs (Keepsakes) |
Asians |
Women |
Sewing Machines |
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