It’s Christmas Day – what are you doing here? :-) My wish for you on Christmas is a happy, healthy, safe day with family in whatever way it can occur – IRL, over the phone or via zoom. Today’s pretty card features lovely poinsettia blooms and a red, spiral candle in a fancy candlestick. With …
A pretty card decorated with pine boughs, holly and pinecones frames a pastoral scene of a house with snow. The card announces Merry Christmas Mailed in 1912 by Charles Chodl, the card made its way from Milwaukee, WI to Miss Anna Chodl in Chicago, IL.
A simple holly wreath adorns this holiday greeting. The text reads With Kind Thoughts And Good Wishes for Christmas and the Coming Year Downer Place Garage Co A. C. Berthold, Manager I found a Downer Place in Aurora, IL, and also found this particular company referenced a couple times in old documents. Automobile Topics (magazine?) …
This particular card features a lovely poinsettia bouquet, tied with an actual ribbon. The greeting came from the Fritsch Art Gallery in Owatanna, MN. It could be a complete coincidence, but there is an artist named Katherine Fritsch who has a sculpture placed in Owatanna – a giant blue rooster. Giant Blue Rooster Sculpture in …
I rather like this sentimental greeting with the old fashioned bonnet and muff worn by the subject – even for the 1910s it was an old fashioned look. The greeting reads A Merry Christmas to You and a Happy New Year Mrs Michael
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