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What Secession Will Amount To

Date: 1860
Description: A cherub (angel) sits on a wagon with a bellows on top. He is blowing bubbles from a pipe. The newest bubble has the words " A ZEPHYR" in it (a zephyr is a...
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Cameron Mission Home

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Description: Exterior view of the Cameron Mission, a home for rescued Asian (Chinese and Japanese) slaves in San Francisco. Some of the residents are posed in a group a...
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Christmas Greetings

Date: 1929
Description: Holiday card with shepherds holding crooks and their sheep in the hills under the Christmas star. The text "Christmas Greetings" appears at the bottom. Let...
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Nativity Holiday Card

Date: 1932
Description: Holiday card of a silhouette of a nativity scene with Jesus in the manger, the Virgin Mary and Joseph. The Christmas star shines overhead. The nativity sce...
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Santa Claus with Candy Cane

Date: 1962
Description: Holiday card with Santa Claus holding a candy cane, surrounded by many symbols of the season: angels, stars, candles, birds, stockings, ornaments, gifts, b...
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Nativity Scene

Date: 1981
Description: Holiday card with the Christ child in a manger surrounded by four praying children, each of a different race, Native American, African American, Caucasian ...
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Peace

Date: 1918
Description: Holiday card with a line drawing of just the head of a child, possibly a cherub, with the word "PEACE" in the background. Below it says "Christmas 1918." L...
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Peace On Earth, Goodwill Toward Men

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Description: Holiday card of an angel with wings standing between two decorative bars. She is holding a broken sword and has halo behind her head with a flame over it. ...
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If Souls Could Always Dwell Above

Date: 1850
Description: Valentine's Day card with a center oval-framed image of a woman and a cherub leaning on an ornamental stone wall. A column with an ornate top is to the rig...
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Valentine's Day Card with Cherubs

Date: 1895
Description: Valentine's Day card with three layers. The bottom layer is a pink and white card with embossed floral designs. The middle layer (not visible) is a country...
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Love's Telephone

Date: 1909
Description: Valentine's Day card with a old-fashioned telephone inside a frame made of a blue ribbon, decorated with hearts and flowers. A cherub is holding the receiv...
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To My Valentine

Date: 1911
Description: Valentine's Day card made of four pieces. The main piece is of a large shell boat pulled by two swans on a pond filled with water lilies. A cutout of a lar...
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Valentine Card Made From a Kit

Date: 02 11 1937
Description: Valentine's Day card made from a kit. The front and back are both shown. The front has a girl in a yellow dress holding a heart, surrounded by hearts and f...
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My Gift of Love

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Description: Valentine's Day card made of several layers. The back piece is a die cut heart-shape with blue and gold decorations and flowers around the edges. Next are ...
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Loving Greeting

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Description: Valentine's Day card with a cherub seated in front of an easel. She is holding a brush and palette and is painting a heart and flowers with the text: "Lovi...
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Foldout Heart-Shaped Valentine

Date: 1900
Description: Valentine's Day card that has foldout panels on both sides. The bottom layer is a heart-shaped card with a floral and metallic gold border, die cut and emb...
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I Dream of Thee

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Description: Valentine's Day card with three layers. The bottom layer is the folded card with an ornate embossed design in blue and metallic gold. In the center is a cu...
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To My Valentine

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Description: Valentine's Day card with a Cupid holding a golden ribbon bow in the shape of a heart. He is surrounded by Forget Me Not flowers, and at the bottom of the ...
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Thurston Good Luck Card

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Description: Two-sided playing card used for advertising by magician Howard Thurston (d. 1936), arguably the greatest magician of his day. The reverse side of the card ...
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Dell O'Dell

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Description: Advertising brochure for Dell O'Dell, one of a few professional female magicians.

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