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- Fourth of July Celebration with Fireworks and a Bonfire, circa 1910 - In 1898, the United States Post Office reduced the cost of mailing privately printed postcards to one cent. As postcards caught the public's fancy in the first decade of the 20th century, these cards blossomed with colorful images, humorous messages, or holiday greetings. Colorful, printed Fourth of July postcards often depicted flags, fireworks, and scenes of Independence Day celebrations.
- circa 1910
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Fourth of July Celebration with Fireworks and a Bonfire, circa 1910
In 1898, the United States Post Office reduced the cost of mailing privately printed postcards to one cent. As postcards caught the public's fancy in the first decade of the 20th century, these cards blossomed with colorful images, humorous messages, or holiday greetings. Colorful, printed Fourth of July postcards often depicted flags, fireworks, and scenes of Independence Day celebrations.
- Auto Union Sales Catalog, Horch Brand Automobiles, circa 1937 - German engineer August Horch formed the automobile company that bore his name in 1904. Through technical innovation and creative advertising, the Horch brand grew into a prominent and successful maker of luxury cars. Horch merged with Audi, DKW and Wanderer to form Auto Union in 1932. Auto Union was rebranded as Audi in 1985.
- circa 1937
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Auto Union Sales Catalog, Horch Brand Automobiles, circa 1937
German engineer August Horch formed the automobile company that bore his name in 1904. Through technical innovation and creative advertising, the Horch brand grew into a prominent and successful maker of luxury cars. Horch merged with Audi, DKW and Wanderer to form Auto Union in 1932. Auto Union was rebranded as Audi in 1985.
- Decoration Day Postcard, "Let Flora's Rarest Banners Wave and Fold about the Soldier's Grave," 1908 - Beginning in 1868, May 30 was proclaimed "Decoration Day" as a day for mourners to honor the Civil War dead by decorating their graves with flowers. After World War I, the observance became better known as Memorial Day, and it broadened to honor the dead of all America's wars. Memorial Day was declared a national holiday in 1971.
- 1905
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Decoration Day Postcard, "Let Flora's Rarest Banners Wave and Fold about the Soldier's Grave," 1908
Beginning in 1868, May 30 was proclaimed "Decoration Day" as a day for mourners to honor the Civil War dead by decorating their graves with flowers. After World War I, the observance became better known as Memorial Day, and it broadened to honor the dead of all America's wars. Memorial Day was declared a national holiday in 1971.
- "Hallowe'en," circa 1910 - A distinctly American blend of Halloween traditions emerged by the late 1800s. Into the 20th century, the holiday was mostly an innocent celebration of mystery and fun, but friends and neighbors often exchanged seasonal greeting cards that evoked Halloween's superstitious origins. This colorful example alludes to olden customs and beliefs involving witchcraft and black cats.
- circa 1910
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"Hallowe'en," circa 1910
A distinctly American blend of Halloween traditions emerged by the late 1800s. Into the 20th century, the holiday was mostly an innocent celebration of mystery and fun, but friends and neighbors often exchanged seasonal greeting cards that evoked Halloween's superstitious origins. This colorful example alludes to olden customs and beliefs involving witchcraft and black cats.
- "Glad Easter Greetings," 1909 - Sending greeting cards and postcards for the Easter holiday became popular in the United States by the 1880s. Publishers made cards with themes of a religious nature as well as secular decorations to celebrate the arrival of spring. Artists working for these publishers illustrated the cards with images symbolic of the season, such as crosses, angels, flowers, eggs, children, birds, and rabbits.
- 1909
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"Glad Easter Greetings," 1909
Sending greeting cards and postcards for the Easter holiday became popular in the United States by the 1880s. Publishers made cards with themes of a religious nature as well as secular decorations to celebrate the arrival of spring. Artists working for these publishers illustrated the cards with images symbolic of the season, such as crosses, angels, flowers, eggs, children, birds, and rabbits.
- Postcard, "A Grateful Land Remembers All Her Promises Today," 1908 - Beginning in 1868, May 30 was proclaimed "Decoration Day" as a day for mourners to honor the Civil War dead by decorating their graves with flowers. After World War I, the observance became better known as Memorial Day, and it broadened to honor the dead of all America's wars. Memorial Day was declared a national holiday in 1971.
- circa 1910
- Collections - Artifact
Postcard, "A Grateful Land Remembers All Her Promises Today," 1908
Beginning in 1868, May 30 was proclaimed "Decoration Day" as a day for mourners to honor the Civil War dead by decorating their graves with flowers. After World War I, the observance became better known as Memorial Day, and it broadened to honor the dead of all America's wars. Memorial Day was declared a national holiday in 1971.
- Boys Celebrating the Fourth of July with Fireworks, circa 1910 - In 1898, the United States Post Office reduced the cost of mailing privately printed postcards to one cent. As postcards caught the public's fancy in the first decade of the 20th century, these cards blossomed with colorful images, humorous messages, or holiday greetings. Colorful, printed Fourth of July postcards often depicted flags, fireworks, and scenes of Independence Day celebrations.
- circa 1910
- Collections - Artifact
Boys Celebrating the Fourth of July with Fireworks, circa 1910
In 1898, the United States Post Office reduced the cost of mailing privately printed postcards to one cent. As postcards caught the public's fancy in the first decade of the 20th century, these cards blossomed with colorful images, humorous messages, or holiday greetings. Colorful, printed Fourth of July postcards often depicted flags, fireworks, and scenes of Independence Day celebrations.
- Halloween Postcard Showing Pumpkin Figures Seated on a Squash and Looking at a Black Cat, Postmarked 1908 - By 1900, articles in magazines and newspapers had helped spread and popularize Halloween customs and images like jack o-lanterns, black cats, witches, or bobbing for apples to a national audience. Some people marked the holiday by mailing a Halloween-themed postcard greeting to family or friends. During the first two decades of the 20th century, sending postcards was an easy--and popular--way to communicate.
- circa 1908
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Halloween Postcard Showing Pumpkin Figures Seated on a Squash and Looking at a Black Cat, Postmarked 1908
By 1900, articles in magazines and newspapers had helped spread and popularize Halloween customs and images like jack o-lanterns, black cats, witches, or bobbing for apples to a national audience. Some people marked the holiday by mailing a Halloween-themed postcard greeting to family or friends. During the first two decades of the 20th century, sending postcards was an easy--and popular--way to communicate.
- "A Merry Christmas to You; May Old Friends Never Be Parted," circa 1880 - When commercially designed greeting cards were introduced in the second half of the 19th-century, Americans began mailing holiday cards wishing friends, family, or neighbors a merry Christmas. Many early Christmas cards - including this clever example - did not feature seasonal motifs, but reflected the decorative Victorian Valentines that preceded them.
- circa 1880
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"A Merry Christmas to You; May Old Friends Never Be Parted," circa 1880
When commercially designed greeting cards were introduced in the second half of the 19th-century, Americans began mailing holiday cards wishing friends, family, or neighbors a merry Christmas. Many early Christmas cards - including this clever example - did not feature seasonal motifs, but reflected the decorative Victorian Valentines that preceded them.
- Salt, 1755-1760 -
- 1755-1760
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Salt, 1755-1760