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- Collapsible Cup Set, circa 1920 - Socony Service Stations distributed sets of collapsible cups to travelers. Fitted neatly into a small box, these cups could be stored away easily and used, as described on the box, "For picnics and motoring -- traveling too."
- circa 1920
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Collapsible Cup Set, circa 1920
Socony Service Stations distributed sets of collapsible cups to travelers. Fitted neatly into a small box, these cups could be stored away easily and used, as described on the box, "For picnics and motoring -- traveling too."
- "Just for You," 1949 - Marjorie Cooper (1910-1999) studied advertising at the Massachusetts Art School and sculpture at the Copley Society. Cooper designed cards for Rust Craft Greeting Card Company from 1934 to 1958, then later contracted with Gibson Greeting Cards. She also illustrated children's books under the pen name Elizabeth Webbe. Her Christmas cards usually featured quaint cherubs, small animals, Santa Clauses, or religious scenes.
- 1949
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"Just for You," 1949
Marjorie Cooper (1910-1999) studied advertising at the Massachusetts Art School and sculpture at the Copley Society. Cooper designed cards for Rust Craft Greeting Card Company from 1934 to 1958, then later contracted with Gibson Greeting Cards. She also illustrated children's books under the pen name Elizabeth Webbe. Her Christmas cards usually featured quaint cherubs, small animals, Santa Clauses, or religious scenes.
- Automobile Travel Game, "Motor Chatter," circa 1920 - Rust Craft Publishers, a greeting card company, manufactured this set of novelty cards for motorists. The cards contain humorous stories related to the automobile. The cards could help pass the time on long drives or give the motorist a little cheer when "something is the matter" with the vehicle.
- circa 1920
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Automobile Travel Game, "Motor Chatter," circa 1920
Rust Craft Publishers, a greeting card company, manufactured this set of novelty cards for motorists. The cards contain humorous stories related to the automobile. The cards could help pass the time on long drives or give the motorist a little cheer when "something is the matter" with the vehicle.
- Valentine Card, "Just for You," circa 1950 - 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 1950
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Valentine Card, "Just for You," circa 1950
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.
- "Mother's Day Greetings to My Wife" Mother's Day Card, circa 1925 - Mother's Day, a national holiday devoted to mothers, was first officially recognized in 1914. In the years that followed, presenting mothers -- and other beloved family members or friends -- with greeting cards on the second Sunday of May became a popular tradition. This delicate example from the 1920s was designed for a wife from her husband.
- circa 1925
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"Mother's Day Greetings to My Wife" Mother's Day Card, circa 1925
Mother's Day, a national holiday devoted to mothers, was first officially recognized in 1914. In the years that followed, presenting mothers -- and other beloved family members or friends -- with greeting cards on the second Sunday of May became a popular tradition. This delicate example from the 1920s was designed for a wife from her husband.
- Birthday Card from Artist Irving Bacon to Henry Ford, 1937-1946 - Friends and well-wishers throughout the country sent birthday greetings to the Henry Ford each July 30th. Many sent telegrams, some mailed cards and still others created special gifts or keepsakes for the famous automaker.
- 1937-1946
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Birthday Card from Artist Irving Bacon to Henry Ford, 1937-1946
Friends and well-wishers throughout the country sent birthday greetings to the Henry Ford each July 30th. Many sent telegrams, some mailed cards and still others created special gifts or keepsakes for the famous automaker.
- Santa Claus, "Merry Christmas TO YOU!," 1949 - 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 1949
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Santa Claus, "Merry Christmas TO YOU!," 1949
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.
- Birthday Card from American Legion Fort Dearborn Post No. 364 to Henry Ford, 1937 - Friends and well-wishers throughout the country sent birthday greetings to the Henry Ford each July 30th. Many sent telegrams, some mailed cards and still others created special gifts or keepsakes for the famous automaker.
- July 30, 1937
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Birthday Card from American Legion Fort Dearborn Post No. 364 to Henry Ford, 1937
Friends and well-wishers throughout the country sent birthday greetings to the Henry Ford each July 30th. Many sent telegrams, some mailed cards and still others created special gifts or keepsakes for the famous automaker.
- "A Birthday Wish..." Given to Andrew Purnell from Emerson and Della, Copyright 1943 - Andrew Purnell Jr. (1898-1975) was born in Selma, Alabama. He served in France during World War I and returned to the U.S. in 1919. Purnell married Lela May Cooper in 1920, and by 1926, the couple had moved to Mobile, where he worked as a railroad freight handler. The Purnells kept in touch with family and friends by exchanging postcards and letters.
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"A Birthday Wish..." Given to Andrew Purnell from Emerson and Della, Copyright 1943
Andrew Purnell Jr. (1898-1975) was born in Selma, Alabama. He served in France during World War I and returned to the U.S. in 1919. Purnell married Lela May Cooper in 1920, and by 1926, the couple had moved to Mobile, where he worked as a railroad freight handler. The Purnells kept in touch with family and friends by exchanging postcards and letters.