Christmas Card, 1930
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Mailing colorful, commercially designed greeting cards had become an American tradition by the 1920s and 1930s. During the holidays, friends and neighbors commonly exchanged cards wishing one another a Merry Christmas or Happy New Year. Publishers sometimes decorated these cards with nostalgic images of traditional seasonal visitors, such as pipers or carolers.
Mailing colorful, commercially designed greeting cards had become an American tradition by the 1920s and 1930s. During the holidays, friends and neighbors commonly exchanged cards wishing one another a Merry Christmas or Happy New Year. Publishers sometimes decorated these cards with nostalgic images of traditional seasonal visitors, such as pipers or carolers.
Artifact
Christmas card
Date Made
1930
Subject Date
1930
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
84.9.1.621
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Dorothy Guimaraes.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Dimensions
Height: 5.25 in
Width: 4.25 in
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