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In Excelsis Gloria, Amen

Date: 1880
Description: Holiday card. In the center are 4 choir girls singing, holding hymnals, and one girl playing the violin. They are all wearing white robes. In the backgroun...
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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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Peace On Earth

Date: 1962
Description: Holiday card with representatives of six of the world's religions. In the center is the text: "Peace On Earth." On the inside (not shown) the sender is 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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Northwestern Lithographing Company Memohead

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Description: Memohead of the Northwestern Lithographing Company of Milwaukee, art lithographers, with a flying winged female figure in flowing robes, holding an artist'...
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John Stevens Cabot Abbott

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Description: Lithographic portrait of John S. C. Abbott, an American historian, and pastor. He was the author of The Mother at Home, The History of the Civil ...

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