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Filter: COLLECTION_NAME of Greeting card collection, circa 1850-1982
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| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Holiday postcard depicting the traditional St. Nicholas figure garbed in a long purple fur-trimmed robe, red fur-trimmed hat and boots. He is pushing a whe... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Holiday postcard with a young woman driving an open automobile with Santa Claus in the back, who is holding gifts in his left hand. He is wearing a red sui... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Holiday postcard depicting the traditional St. Nicholas figure garbed in a long purple fur-trimmed robe, red fur-trimmed hat and boots. He is pushing a whe... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | A holiday postcard depicting the traditional image of St. Nicholas walking on foot garbed in a long green robe and carrying a bunch of switches for naughty... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Holiday postcard with Santa Claus with a walking stick, carrying a sack and holding a Christmas tree on his shoulder. He is in front of a snow-covered hous... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Holiday card of a man loading Christmas trees on a sled drawn by two horses. A dog runs in front of them. The sun is setting over a lake or pond with trees... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Holiday postcard showing Santa Claus peeking around a curtain to look in on two girls sleeping in a bed. Their clothes are draped over the footboard. Santa... |
| 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... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Hand oil painted holiday card on wood. The scene is a seashore with foliage and rocks, two houses in the distance, and a snow-covered mountain in the backg... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Holiday postcard showing Santa Claus behind the steering wheel of his motorized sleigh. Holly fills the front and pine boughs fill the back. He is wearing ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Holiday postcard of two children. The boy is tooting a horn and the girl is playing a drum. They are both wearing folded paper sailor hats, and the boy wea... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Holiday postcard of two children, one with blonde hair and one with brunette hair. They are in bed wearing their pajamas while emptying their Christmas st... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Holiday postcard of Santa Claus inside of an upside down horseshoe. He has his finger alongside his nose and is wearing a red suit and hat with blue trim. ... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Holiday card, hand-painted on an oval piece of wood. Image is of a little girl in profile wearing a yellow dress with black polka dots, and a red bonnet. S... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Die cut holiday card in the shape of a bell with a string attached at top as an advertisement for the Bank of Madison to "Join the Christmas Club" so you c... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Holiday Card for B. Heinemann Lumber Co., Wausau, Wisconsin. Text appears in geometric shapes with holly and a red bow behind them. Thermography, red, gree... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Holiday card of a boy carrying a plum pudding topped with holly. He is dressed in a red, green and white medieval style costume. His hat is grey with a plu... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A holiday card that looks like a miniature record in an album jacket. The jacket has text that reads: "Kris Kringle Song, A Song of Old Friendship on Chris... |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Holiday card with two parts. The main card is red paper with gold foliage printed on the outside. "Christmas Greetings" is printed on the bottom in black u... |
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