Postcard, Five Puppies, 1907

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Artifact Overview

Depictions of dogs and puppies often appeared in art and folk art in the United States. Inexpensive lithograph prints made in the mid-19th century emphasized people's relationship with dogs. Starting in the late 1890s picture postcards included these types of popular illustrations of dogs. Sending colorful postcards through the U.S. mail continued to be widespread well into the 1910s.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic postcard

Date Made

1907

Subject Date

13 February 1907

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2013.102.4

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in

Inscriptions

Text handwritten on front: Hello Howard / 2/13/7 / How do you like / these pretty dogs? / Aunt Lulu