Christmas Greeting Postcard, circa 1935
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Artifact Overview
Colorful, commercially designed greeting cards were popular during early 20th-century America--especially on holidays. Friends and neighbors customarily exchanged cards wishing one another a Merry Christmas or Happy New Year. This is one of a genre of Christmas cards that harkened back to a nostalgic pre-industrial era--a time when Christmas as we know it today never actually existed!
Artifact Details
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
circa 1935
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
86.9.2.45
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Dorothy Guimaraes.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5 in
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