Sid Carter photographs

Collection — Box: 01

Identifier: MSS-062

Staff Only

American Avocet

Bullock Oriole nest

Brewer Blackbird nest

Content Description

Sid Carter photographed bird nests and eggs in Jackson County, Oregon. Between 1913-1933, Carter printed the photographs as 98 distinct postcards. All of these postcards you see depict 'real photos'. In 1903, the Kodak Company introduced the 3A Folding Pocket Camera which enabled amateur photographers to create postcard-sized prints. Real photo postcards were affordable and easy to produce. Carter often made handwritten notes on the postcard noting the location of the nest and species of bird. A collection of ninety-eight photographs printed on postcards depicting bird nests and eggs.

Dates

Creation: 1913-1933

Creator

Carter, Sidney E. (Photographer, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright and any related rights protect materials in this collection. Researchers are free to use these materials for any purpose that is permitted by the copyright and any rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses, researchers need to obtain permission from the rights holder(s). http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

For fair use/educational reproduction, please provide the following credit: Courtesy of Southern Oregon University Hannon Library.