Postal Pack: Twelve real photo snap-shots of Llangefni and Anglesey

This material is held atArchifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives

  • Reference
    • GB 221 WSM486
  • Alternative Id.
      GB 221 WSM/501
  • Dates of Creation
    • [c. 1910]
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 item

Scope and Content

POSTAL PACK: 'Twelve real photo snap-shots of Llangefni and Anglesey for your collection'.

Administrative / Biographical History

The snapshot concept was introduced to the public at large by Eastman Kodak, which introduced the Brownie box camera in 1900. Kodak encouraged families to use the Brownie to capture moments in time and to shoot photos without being concerned with producing perfect images. Kodak advertising urged consumers to "celebrate the moments of your life" and find a "Kodak moment". The fashion for sending picture postcards cards as souvenirs was fuelled by the Paris Exhibition of 1889. Sending a postcard from the post office within the newly built Eiffel Tower (then the world’s tallest building) became quite the thing to do. The oldest postmark stamped on a postcard showing the Eiffel Tower is 21 August, 1889. In 1894, the Royal Mail allowed British publishers to manufacture and distribute picture postcards, which could be sent through the post without envelopes.

Access Information

Dim cyfyngiadau/ No Restrictions

Acquisition Information

Adnau preifat / Private deposit

Note

Os gwelwch yn dda archebwch y dogfenau gan ddefnyddio y rhif cyfeirnod amgen (lle ddarperidd) / Please order documents using the alternative reference number (where provided)

Other Finding Aids

Mae copiau clawr caled o`r catalogau ar gael yn Archifau Ynys Môn ac yn y Gofrestr Cenedlaethol Archifau. Polisi Archifau Ynys Môn yw catalogio yn iaith y ddogfen./Hard copies of the catalogue are available at Archifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives and the National Register of Archives. It is the policy of Archifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives to catalogue in the language of the document.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Cyflwr da /Good condition

Archivist's Note

Compiled by Amanda Sweet for Archifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapshot_(photography)

https://www.loveexploring.com/gallerylist/66460/wish-you-were-here-the-surprisingly-fascinating-history-of-postcards

Appraisal Information

Mae'r holl gofnodiadau sy'n cydymffurfio â pholisi casglu Swyddfa Gofnodi Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn wedi eu cadw /All records which meet the collection policy of the Anglesey Archives have been retained.

Accruals

Ni ddisgwylir croniadau/Accruals are not expected