Collection Summary
L.L. Cook Company postcard collection 1950-1960
1950-1960
LOT
7311 (F)
L.L. Cook Company (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
ca. 4,517 photographs and reproductions of
photographs, some colored, in albums
English
Collection material in English
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Tourist attractions, restaurants, motels,
vacation activities, boat liveries and yacht basins, hospitals, schools, natural
wonders, office buildings, clubs, etc., in the Midwestern United States and
Florida.
Provenance
Copyright deposit
Processing History
The L.L. Cook Company postcard collection was prepared by Julie Stoner in 2016. This
finding aid contains unverified data from old container lists transcribed by Libby
McKiernan in April 2020. Finding aid encoded by Kristen Sosinski in 2020.
Rights Restrictions
Rights status of individual images not evaluated. For general information see: ["Copyright and Other Restrictions..."]
Access Restrictions
The L.L. Cook Company postcard collection is open to research.
Requesting Materials
For information about service in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room, including
obtaining copies, see "[Information for
Researchers]."
Online Content
To see already digitized images from this collection, search our [Online Catalog]
by call number or descriptive words.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information:
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, L.L. Cook Company Postcard
Collection, LOT 7311, and item or reproduction number, if available, [e.g., LOT 7311,
no. 1 or LC-DIG-ppmsca-12345]
Scope and Content Note
Postcards of tourist attractions, restaurants, motels, vacation activities, boat
liveries and yacht basins, hospitals, schools, natural wonders, office buildings, clubs,
etc., in the Midwestern United States and Florida, 1950-1960.
Arrangement
The L.L. Cook Company postcard collection is organized by date and then by series title.
The series designations are the original titles given by the L.L. Cook Company. The
states represented in each series are then listed.
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
Organizations
L.L. Cook Company (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Subjects
Leisure--United States--1950-1960.
Motels--United States--1950-1960.
Tourism--United States--1950-1960.
Travel--United States--1950-1960.
Vacations--United States--1950-1960.
Form/Genre
Halftone photomechanical prints--1950-1960.
Photographic postcards--1950-1960.
Viewbooks--1950-1960.
Catalog Record: [https://lccn.loc.gov/2005690198]
Container List
1
L.L. Cook Company postcard
collection, 1950-1960
1950-1960
ca. 4,517 photographs and reproductions
of photographs, some colored, in albums
LOT 7311 (F)
1
Wisconsin, 1950
1950
1
Series B: Florida, Indiana,
Michigan, 1951
1951
1
Series C: Florida, Iowa, Michigan,
Wisconsin, 1951
1951
1
Series D: Michigan, Wisconsin,
1951
1951
1
Series E: Florida, Indiana,
Michigan, 1951
1951
2
Series F: Florida, Michigan,
Wisconsin, 1951
1951
2
Series H: Florida, Indiana, Iowa,
Michigan, Minnesota, 1951
1951
2
Series I: Indiana, Michigan,
Wisconsin, 1951
1951
2
Series J: Michigan, 1951
1951
3
Series M: Florida, Indiana,
Michigan, Mississippi, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, 1952
1952
3
Series N: Florida, Indiana,
Michigan, Mississippi, Wisconsin, 1952
1952
3
Series Q: Illinois, Louisiana,
Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, 1952
1952
3
Series Z: Michigan, 1952
1952
4
Series S: Florida, Indiana,
Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, 1953
1953
4
Series T: Florida, Michigan,
Wisconsin, 1953
1953
4
Series V: Florida, Illinois,
Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, 1953
1953
4
Series A: Florida, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, 1954
1954
5
Series B: Michigan, Minnesota,
Ohio, Wisconsin, 1954
1954
5
Series A: Florida, Indiana, Iowa,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin, 1955
1955
5
Series B: Illinois, Michigan,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, 1955
1955
6
Series C: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan,
Minnesota, 1955
1955
6
Series D: Florida, Indiana,
Michigan, Wisconsin, 1955
1955
6
Series E: Florida, Louisiana,
Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, 1955
1955
6
Series H: Unknown, 1955
1955
7
Series B: Unknown, 1956
1956
7
Series C: Michigan, Wisconsin,
other unknowns, 1956
1956
7
Series D: Florida, Indiana,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, other unknowns, 1956
1956
8
Series A: Michigan, Minnesota,
1957
1957
8
Series B: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan,
Minnesota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, 1957
1957
8
Series C: Arkansas, Florida,
Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, 1957
1957
9
Series D: Florida, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, 1957
1957
9
Series E: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Wisconsin, 1957
1957
9
Series F: Florida, Indiana, Iowa,
Michigan, South Dakota, Wisconsin, 1957
1957
10
Series A (1 of 2): Indiana, Iowa,
Michigan, Minnesota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, 1958
1958
10
Series A (2 of 2): Florida,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ontario (Canada),
Wisconsin, 1958
1958
10
Series B (1 of 2): Indiana,
Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, 1958
1958
10
Series B (2 of 2): Florida,
Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, 1958
1958
11
Series C: Florida, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, 1958
1958
11
Series D: California, Iowa,
Michigan, Missouri, Wisconsin, 1958
1958
11
Series E: Arkansas, Florida,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, 1958
1958
12
Series B (1 of 2): Indiana, Iowa,
Michigan, Wisconsin, 1959
1959
12
Series B (2 of 2): Indiana,
Wisconsin, 1959
1959
12
Series C (1 of 2): Florida,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, 1959
1959
12
Series C (2 of 2): Indiana,
Minnesota, South Dakota, 1959
1959
13
Series A: Illinois, Michigan,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, 1960
1960
13
Series B (1 of 2): Florida,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, 1960
1960
13
Series B (2 of 2): Illinois,
Indiana, Michigan, New Mexico, Wisconsin, 1960
1960
13
Series C: Florida, Illinois,
Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, 1960
1960