Governor Dreyfus Christmas Card | Print | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Governor Dreyfus Christmas Card

Governor Dreyfus Christmas Card | Print | Wisconsin Historical Society
Photographic Christmas card from Governor and Mrs. Lee Sherman Dreyfus, governor of Wisconsin 1979-1983. Front of card depicts the governor and his wife in front of their Christmas tree. The image has a white border on a metallic gold background. Mrs. Dreyfus is showing her husband an embroidered red Christmas vest. The inside of the card reads: "He has given us a 23rd Psalm place in which to live; He has given us life and all the marvelous senses to savor it; He has given us minds with unlimited capacity to imagine and create, and He has given us a Saviour (misspelled in card), His own beloved son. How He must love us. Lee Sherman Dreyfus".
DESCRIPTION
Photographic Christmas card from Governor and Mrs. Lee Sherman Dreyfus, governor of Wisconsin 1979-1983. Front of card depicts the governor and his wife in front of their Christmas tree. The image has a white border on a metallic gold background. Mrs. Dreyfus is showing her husband an embroidered red Christmas vest. The inside of the card reads: "He has given us a 23rd Psalm place in which to live; He has given us life and all the marvelous senses to savor it; He has given us minds with unlimited capacity to imagine and create, and He has given us a Saviour (misspelled in card), His own beloved son. How He must love us. Lee Sherman Dreyfus".
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:80568
Creation Date:date unknown
Creator Name:Brodzeller, Richard
City:
County:
State:
Collection Name:Greeting card collection, circa 1850-1982
Genre:Print
Original Format Type:prints, photomechanical
Original Format Number:PH 6013, box 4, folder 81
Original Dimensions:5 x 7.25 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Photograph courtesy of Richard Brodzeller and the Milwaukee Journal.
SUBJECTS
Dresses
Suits (Clothing)
Ephemera
Christmas
Greeting cards
Couples
Hairstyles
Indoor photography
Men
Women
Governors
Governors' spouses
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Holidays
Clothing and dress
Trees

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