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Filter: Year of 1900-1909
| Date: | 01 02 1909 |
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| Description: | New Years postcard with embossed text and ornate frame. No photo or art, the background color blends from peach to cream to blue. Text embossed on front, "... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | The Evergreen Park Cottage Sanatorium, where in 1903 Dr. W.B. Hopkins opened the first tuberculosis sanatorium in Wisconsin. Financial problems caused the ... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Valentine's Day postcard of a basket of Forget Me Not flowers with a blue bow. A dachshund is peering out of the flowers. At the top is the text: "I Love b... |
| Date: | 12 31 1908 |
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| Description: | Christmas and New Years postcard with a Bluebird and holly on a metallic gold background. The text: "To Wish you a merry Christmas and a bright New Year" i... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Easter postcard with two yellow chicks in a nest surrounded by Forget Me Nots. The nest is on the grass and a sprig of Pussy Willows is behind them. Text o... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Holiday card of a Christmas tree in a pot with a blue bow on it. The image is within a metallic gold border. Outside the border is gold holly with red berr... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Valentine's Day card with a Japanese man and woman kissing. They are both wearing kimonos with obi (sashes) and are barefoot. The verse below reads "O, mai... |
| Date: | 03 23 1907 |
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| Description: | Easter postcard with two rabbits, one inside a hinged and decorated Easter egg, and the other rabbit outside. They are touching noses. The egg and rabbits ... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Valentine's Day card in the shape of a heart, with a woman in a long pink dress sitting in a meadow as the central image. She is holding a heart and flower... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Valentine's Day card with a girl and a boy. She is wearing a green dress with a pink and green sash, and a red plaid hat. He is wearing a matador's costume... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Holiday postcard of a family in a car. It is decorated with flowers, foliage and ribbons. The parents are inside the car, and the son is sitting on the hoo... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Holiday postcard of Santa Claus and one of his reindeer encircled by a collar studded with holly, and jingle bells that have smiling faces on them. Santa i... |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | Valentine's Day card with a bear standing in the center. He has his paws folded over his tummy. On his right is a jar of honey and on his left is a honeyco... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Valentine's Day card of a large red heart, with a man sitting in a chair over it. His chin is resting in his right hand, and he appears to be in despair. H... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Valentine's Day card with four die cut pieces held together with two cords. The top piece is a girl wearing a lavender dress and ballet slippers. She is ho... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Holiday postcard of Santa Claus with a walking stick, and a little girl. Santa is wearing a long red fur-trimmed coat and a red hat, and is carrying a sack... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Holiday postcard of holly with Santa inside of an oval gold border. He is wearing a red coat, green mittens, a fur hat and has a basket filled with toys on... |
| Learn about the history of Christmas cards and their various uses during World War I and II, and in postwar America. |
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