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- "Happy Holidays!," 1954 - Mailing colorful, commercially designed greeting cards was a 20th-century American tradition. During the holidays, friends and neighbors commonly exchanged cards wishing the recipient a Merry Christmas or Happy New Year. Cards also reflected current trends. During the 1950s, poodles became one of the most popular dog breeds in America, and their images found their way onto Christmas cards.
- 1954
- Collections - Artifact
"Happy Holidays!," 1954
Mailing colorful, commercially designed greeting cards was a 20th-century American tradition. During the holidays, friends and neighbors commonly exchanged cards wishing the recipient a Merry Christmas or Happy New Year. Cards also reflected current trends. During the 1950s, poodles became one of the most popular dog breeds in America, and their images found their way onto Christmas cards.
- "The Shortest Day," 2019 - Winter Solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of year. Throughout history, societies across the world have held festivals and ceremonies that look forward to the light, warmth, and life-giving properties of the returning sun following this night. This book explains the phenomenon of Winter Solstice to children.
- 2019
- Collections - Artifact
"The Shortest Day," 2019
Winter Solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of year. Throughout history, societies across the world have held festivals and ceremonies that look forward to the light, warmth, and life-giving properties of the returning sun following this night. This book explains the phenomenon of Winter Solstice to children.
- Valentine Card, "To My Valentine," 1922 - The custom of sending messages of affection on February 14 dates back to Roman times, when mid-February was a time to meet and court prospective mates. The earliest American valentines were labors of love, handmade by the sender. The spread of commercially produced valentines in the second half of the nineteenth century made sending and receiving Valentine's Day cards a more lighthearted activity.
- 1922
- Collections - Artifact
Valentine Card, "To My Valentine," 1922
The custom of sending messages of affection on February 14 dates back to Roman times, when mid-February was a time to meet and court prospective mates. The earliest American valentines were labors of love, handmade by the sender. The spread of commercially produced valentines in the second half of the nineteenth century made sending and receiving Valentine's Day cards a more lighthearted activity.
- Scandinavian Holiday Mobile, 1950-1970 -
- 1950-1970
- Collections - Artifact
Scandinavian Holiday Mobile, 1950-1970
- Scandinavian Holiday Mobile, 1950-1970 -
- 1950-1970
- Collections - Artifact
Scandinavian Holiday Mobile, 1950-1970
- Christmas Card from Wilbur, Orville, and Katharine Wright, 1911 - With their list of personal and professional contacts growing ever longer, the Wright siblings sent printed Christmas cards during the 1911 holiday season. Unfortunately, the new year would not be a happy one for the Wrights. Exhausted by ongoing legal fights over their aviation patents, Wilbur Wright died from typhoid fever on May 30, 1912.
- 1911
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Christmas Card from Wilbur, Orville, and Katharine Wright, 1911
With their list of personal and professional contacts growing ever longer, the Wright siblings sent printed Christmas cards during the 1911 holiday season. Unfortunately, the new year would not be a happy one for the Wrights. Exhausted by ongoing legal fights over their aviation patents, Wilbur Wright died from typhoid fever on May 30, 1912.
- Hallmark "Hoppy Holidays" Christmas Ornament, 1989 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1989
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Hoppy Holidays" Christmas Ornament, 1989
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- German Christmas Pyramid, 1950-1970 -
- 1950-1970
- Collections - Artifact
German Christmas Pyramid, 1950-1970
- We Celebrate the Jewish Holidays, 1953 -
- 1953
- Collections - Artifact
We Celebrate the Jewish Holidays, 1953
- "A Friendly Greeting at Thanksgiving," circa 1965 -
- circa 1965
- Collections - Artifact
"A Friendly Greeting at Thanksgiving," circa 1965