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"Personal Christmas Cards with Name Imprinted"
- Trade Card for G.P. Brown & Co., Plain School Cards and Christmas Cards, 1873-1893 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1873-1893
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Trade Card for G.P. Brown & Co., Plain School Cards and Christmas Cards, 1873-1893
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Pullman Company Playing Cards - From its founding in 1867 until its demise a century later, the Pullman Company's name was synonymous with first-class travel on American railroads. Pullman not only built sleeping cars, it also operated them under contract with host railroads to ensure quality service. But Pullman's well-heeled passengers were the first to embrace air travel once it became a viable alternative.
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Pullman Company Playing Cards
From its founding in 1867 until its demise a century later, the Pullman Company's name was synonymous with first-class travel on American railroads. Pullman not only built sleeping cars, it also operated them under contract with host railroads to ensure quality service. But Pullman's well-heeled passengers were the first to embrace air travel once it became a viable alternative.
- Congress "Sweethearts" Playing Cards, 1928 - The U.S. Playing Card Company produced a number of decorative decks of cards for playing pinochle or other card games in the 1920s and 30s. Card parties provided a social outlet for many in the middle-class.
- 1928
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Congress "Sweethearts" Playing Cards, 1928
The U.S. Playing Card Company produced a number of decorative decks of cards for playing pinochle or other card games in the 1920s and 30s. Card parties provided a social outlet for many in the middle-class.
- Congress "The Belle" Playing Cards, 1928 - The U.S. Playing Card Company produced a number of decorative decks of cards for playing bridge or other card games in the 1920s and 30s. Bridge had recently grown in popularity and bridge parties provided a social outlet for many in the middle-class.
- 1928
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Congress "The Belle" Playing Cards, 1928
The U.S. Playing Card Company produced a number of decorative decks of cards for playing bridge or other card games in the 1920s and 30s. Bridge had recently grown in popularity and bridge parties provided a social outlet for many in the middle-class.
- Pair of Hand Cards, circa 1800 - Before wool is spun into yarn, the fibers are untangled and aligned, making it easier to produce a smooth, consistent yarn. In this process, called carding, clean wool fleece is passed between small, bent wire teeth to align the fibers. Hand cards, like this pair, were used in 18th and 19th century American homes to card wool prior to spinning. Younger children were often given this necessary, but monotonous, task.
- circa 1800
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Pair of Hand Cards, circa 1800
Before wool is spun into yarn, the fibers are untangled and aligned, making it easier to produce a smooth, consistent yarn. In this process, called carding, clean wool fleece is passed between small, bent wire teeth to align the fibers. Hand cards, like this pair, were used in 18th and 19th century American homes to card wool prior to spinning. Younger children were often given this necessary, but monotonous, task.
- Christmas Card, 1948 - Mailing colorful, commercially designed greeting cards was a 20th-century American tradition. During the holidays, friends and neighbors commonly exchanged cards wishing one another a Merry Christmas or Happy New Year. Publishers often employed decorative imagery, such as a homey winter scene, to evoke warm seasonal memories.
- 1948
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Christmas Card, 1948
Mailing colorful, commercially designed greeting cards was a 20th-century American tradition. During the holidays, friends and neighbors commonly exchanged cards wishing one another a Merry Christmas or Happy New Year. Publishers often employed decorative imagery, such as a homey winter scene, to evoke warm seasonal memories.
- Christmas Card, 1937 - Mailing colorful, commercially designed greeting cards was a 20th-century American tradition. During the holidays, friends and neighbors commonly exchanged cards wishing one another a Merry Christmas or Happy New Year. Publishers often employed decorative imagery, such as a homey winter scene, to evoke warm seasonal memories.
- 1937
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Christmas Card, 1937
Mailing colorful, commercially designed greeting cards was a 20th-century American tradition. During the holidays, friends and neighbors commonly exchanged cards wishing one another a Merry Christmas or Happy New Year. Publishers often employed decorative imagery, such as a homey winter scene, to evoke warm seasonal memories.
- Christmas Card, 1951 - In addition to illustrating nearly 100 children's books, renowned American artist Tasha Tudor (1915-2008) created thousands of drawings for the Irene Dash Greeting Card Company Incorporated. Featuring traditional 19th-century scenes crafted in soft colors, her holiday greeting cards evoke warm seasonal sentiments. This postwar Christmas card typifies Tudor's detailed, enchanting, and popular illustrations.
- 1951
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Christmas Card, 1951
In addition to illustrating nearly 100 children's books, renowned American artist Tasha Tudor (1915-2008) created thousands of drawings for the Irene Dash Greeting Card Company Incorporated. Featuring traditional 19th-century scenes crafted in soft colors, her holiday greeting cards evoke warm seasonal sentiments. This postwar Christmas card typifies Tudor's detailed, enchanting, and popular illustrations.
- Christmas Card, 1930 - 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.
- 1930
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Christmas Card, 1930
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.