"Christmas Greetings," 1909
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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.
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.
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
1909
Subject Date
24 December 1909
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
89.0.540.237
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
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