Our images are organized by albums and postcard collections.
Albums
- Livländische SchweizLivländische Schweiz (The Livonian Switzerland), C. Schulz, ca. 1880—A scenic Latvian photo album (20 pictures) of the Gauja river valley surrounding Sigulda.
- Album "Riga—Рига"Album "Riga—Рига", ca. 1910—Three dozen large-format photos of Riga at the start of the 20th century.
- Devastated Latvia, 1921Devastated Latvia, photographed and published 1921 (LATVIAN, Latvijas Izpostīto Apgabalu Kongresa Padomes izdevums uzņemts u. izdots 1921 g.), Mārtiņš Lapiņš, Latvijas Izpostīto Apgabalu Kongresa Padome, 1921—Photo album issued by the Latvia's Devastated Regions Congress Council in 1921 documenting the destruction left in the wake of WWI and Latvia's War of Independence.
- Jānis Čakste In MemoriamJānis Čakste Memorial Album (LATVIAN, Pirmā Latvijas Valsts Prezidenta Jāņa Čakstes Piemiņai), Latvian Young People's Christian Society "Christian Endevor", 1927—Photo album dedicated to Latvia's first President upon his death in office.
- Summer ScenesLatvia II, Summer Scenes (LATVIAN, LATVIJA II, Vasaras Skati), A. Grapmanis, Jaunā Vārda Apgāds, 1946—Album of nine plates of photographs with captions in Latvian and English
- Folk Costume Fold-OutsSoviet Era Folk Costume Foldouts, Latvian State Publishing House, ca. 1960—Collection of women's and men's folk costume Soviet era souvenir fold-outs, depicting costumes from various regions of Latvia and including descriptions in French, English, Russian, and Latvian.
Postcard Collections
- Anna Dārziņa Post CardsLatvian folk costumes, Anna Dāŗziņa, Esslingen DP Camp, Jānis Liepiņš, ca. 1949—Illustrations of Latvian folk costumes. Set of 18 postcards.
- Along Latvia's RoadsAlong Latvia's Roads (LATVIAN, Pa Latvijas Ceļiem), J. Opmanis, Liesma, ca. 1960—Soviet era postcards reminiscent of America's "See the USA in your Chevrolet" ad campaign.
- Soviet RīgaRīga / Рига / Riga / Riika / ريغا Granovsky Album, Naum Granovsky, Foreign Language Publishing House, Moscow, ca. 1960—Soviet fold-out of colorized post-card sized images of Rīga. Captioned in eight languages and extolling the benefits, virtues, and accomplishments of the Soviet era.