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- Evergreen Branches and Pine Cones, 1949 - The artist Eyvind Earle (1916-2000) is best known for his work on the 1959 Walt Disney Studios animated film <em>Sleeping Beauty</em>, but he also designed Christmas cards. Earle began producing cards in his early twenties, selling them through his own company. Later, Earle joined the American Artists Group and continued designing Christmas cards. He would produce more than 800 designs throughout his career.
- 1949
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Evergreen Branches and Pine Cones, 1949
The artist Eyvind Earle (1916-2000) is best known for his work on the 1959 Walt Disney Studios animated film Sleeping Beauty, but he also designed Christmas cards. Earle began producing cards in his early twenties, selling them through his own company. Later, Earle joined the American Artists Group and continued designing Christmas cards. He would produce more than 800 designs throughout his career.
- 1952 Ford Corporate Christmas Card, with an Illustration by Norman Rockwell -
- 1952
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1952 Ford Corporate Christmas Card, with an Illustration by Norman Rockwell
- "Yuletide Greetings," 1934 - 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.
- 1934
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"Yuletide Greetings," 1934
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, Santa Claus, "Greetings," 1945-1955 - 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.
- 1945-1955
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Christmas Card, Santa Claus, "Greetings," 1945-1955
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.
- "Christmas Greetings," 1925 - 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.
- 1925
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"Christmas Greetings," 1925
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.
- Correspondence between Darlene and Marge Dorgan and the Office of Henry Ford, December 1940 - Darlene Dorgan, accompanied by four or five young women, spent summer vacations during the 1930s and early 1940s traveling in her 1926 Model T. The carefree troupes from Bradford, Illinois, roamed the United States and Canada in the self-painted silver "T". After driving to Dearborn, Michigan, to wish Henry Ford a happy birthday in 1938, the group kept in touch with the famed automaker.
- December 01, 1940
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Correspondence between Darlene and Marge Dorgan and the Office of Henry Ford, December 1940
Darlene Dorgan, accompanied by four or five young women, spent summer vacations during the 1930s and early 1940s traveling in her 1926 Model T. The carefree troupes from Bradford, Illinois, roamed the United States and Canada in the self-painted silver "T". After driving to Dearborn, Michigan, to wish Henry Ford a happy birthday in 1938, the group kept in touch with the famed automaker.
- "Best Christmas Wishes," 1930 - 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.
- 1930
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"Best Christmas Wishes," 1930
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, 1956 - 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. The use of pink - a non-traditional holiday color - in this 1950s example reflects popular tastes of the time.
- 1956
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Christmas Card, 1956
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. The use of pink - a non-traditional holiday color - in this 1950s example reflects popular tastes of the time.
- "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.
- "Season's Greetings," 1931 - 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.
- 1931
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"Season's Greetings," 1931
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.