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- Christmas Card, "Greetings for Christmas and the New Year," 1942 - Mailing colorful, commercially designed greeting cards had become an American tradition by the 1920s and 1930s. Friends and neighbors commonly exchanged cards that wished one another a merry Christmas or happy New Year during the winter holidays. Publishers sometimes decorated these cards with nostalgic images of mills, churches, or covered bridges steeped in snow.
- 1942
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Christmas Card, "Greetings for Christmas and the New Year," 1942
Mailing colorful, commercially designed greeting cards had become an American tradition by the 1920s and 1930s. Friends and neighbors commonly exchanged cards that wished one another a merry Christmas or happy New Year during the winter holidays. Publishers sometimes decorated these cards with nostalgic images of mills, churches, or covered bridges steeped in snow.
- Christmas Card, 1941 - 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.
- 1941
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Christmas Card, 1941
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.
- Santa Claus Playing a Candy Cane Xylophone, 1946 - 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 sometimes decorated these cards with images of Santa Claus, the legendary holiday gift giver.
- circa 1946
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Santa Claus Playing a Candy Cane Xylophone, 1946
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 sometimes decorated these cards with images of Santa Claus, the legendary holiday gift giver.
- Valentine Card, "A Valentine for Grandma and Grandpa," circa 1973 - 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.
- circa 1973
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Valentine Card, "A Valentine for Grandma and Grandpa," circa 1973
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.
- Family Christmas Celebration, Christmas Card, 1950 - 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.
- 1950
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Family Christmas Celebration, Christmas Card, 1950
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, Carolers under a Street Lamp, 1960-1970 -
- 1960-1970
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Christmas Card, Carolers under a Street Lamp, 1960-1970
- Christmas Card, City Street Scene, "Christmas Greetings," 1955-1965 -
- 1955-1965
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Christmas Card, City Street Scene, "Christmas Greetings," 1955-1965
- Easter Greeting Card, "From Friend to Friend an Easter Wish," circa 1950 - 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.
- circa 1950
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Easter Greeting Card, "From Friend to Friend an Easter Wish," circa 1950
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.
- "It's your Birthday, Mother! Don't cook - don't clean," circa 1960 - Colorful, commercially designed greeting cards were popular in early 20th-century America--especially on birthdays and holidays. The image and message on this card reflect traditional gender roles, in which the mother did the cooking and housecleaning for her family. Only on her birthday, the card suggests, was she allowed to take a break.
- circa 1960
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"It's your Birthday, Mother! Don't cook - don't clean," circa 1960
Colorful, commercially designed greeting cards were popular in early 20th-century America--especially on birthdays and holidays. The image and message on this card reflect traditional gender roles, in which the mother did the cooking and housecleaning for her family. Only on her birthday, the card suggests, was she allowed to take a break.
- "Merry Christmas," 1929 - 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.
- 1929
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"Merry Christmas," 1929
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.