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- "A Jolly Christmas," 1920 - 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.
- December 23, 1920
- Collections - Artifact
"A Jolly Christmas," 1920
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.
- "Royal Arms Brand Sliced Hawaiian Pineapple," 1930-1939 - Food companies sought ways to make their packaged goods stand out on store shelves from other similar products. Attractive labels, like this eye-catching design for Royal Arms brand sliced Hawaiian pineapple, helped catch the attention of potential customers and encouraged them to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor.
- 1930-1939
- Collections - Artifact
"Royal Arms Brand Sliced Hawaiian Pineapple," 1930-1939
Food companies sought ways to make their packaged goods stand out on store shelves from other similar products. Attractive labels, like this eye-catching design for Royal Arms brand sliced Hawaiian pineapple, helped catch the attention of potential customers and encouraged them to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor.
- "Easter Cheer," 1915-1920 - 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.
- 1915-1920
- Collections - Artifact
"Easter Cheer," 1915-1920
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.