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Christmas Greeting Postcard, circa 1935

THF234749 / 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

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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