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- Christmas Card, A Holiday Greeting from Our House to Your House, 1950 - 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.
- 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Christmas Card, A Holiday Greeting from Our House to Your House, 1950
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.
- Christmas Card featuring Madonna and Child, 1941 - Christians often send Christmas cards that incorporate religious themes to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Imagery may allude to biblical stories of the Nativity, the Madonna and Child, the three kings or wise men, or the adoration of the shepherds. Texts may quote scriptures or verses from Christmas hymns or carols; other passages may be generic, wishing peace and goodwill to the recipient.
- 1941
- Collections - Artifact
Christmas Card featuring Madonna and Child, 1941
Christians often send Christmas cards that incorporate religious themes to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Imagery may allude to biblical stories of the Nativity, the Madonna and Child, the three kings or wise men, or the adoration of the shepherds. Texts may quote scriptures or verses from Christmas hymns or carols; other passages may be generic, wishing peace and goodwill to the recipient.