Walter Sutherland Tompkins Postcard Collection
Record Group
Identifier: A0625
Content Description
These two postcards came from the postcard collection of Walter Sutherland Tompkins. W.S. Tompkins was born in Mangaweka 1901 to Ernest Walter Tompkins and Catherine Jane (nee Cockburn).
Many of the family aunts and uncles would send Walker postcards for his Birthday, Christmas or just to let him know they were thinking of him. Walter was a great collector of postcards and had approx. 100 in total.
The two donated to the Invercargill City Archive are the two speicfically identified as being from Invercargill in Walter's collection.
Dates
- Majority of material found within c. 1910 - 1911
Extent
1 envelope(s)
Language of Materials
English
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Invercargill City Libraries and Archives Repository
