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A Merry Christmas

Date: 1930
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...
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Young Boy with Tricycle

Date: 1908
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young boy with a tricycle.
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Young Girl Holding Rose

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young girl standing on a chair, holding a rose in her hand. The young girl's hair is pulled...
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Two Boys in Neckties

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of two unidentified boys, perhaps brothers. They both wear neckties, light-colored shirts and dark knickerbocker...
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Tony and Werner Rawls

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Description: Studio portrait of, (left to right), Tony and Werner Rawls standing in front of a painted backdrop. They are wearing matching dark suits and knickerbockers...
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Girl in White Dress

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of a young girl in a white dress, standing in front of a painted backdrop.
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Studio Portrait of Three Children

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of three unidentified children, perhaps brothers and sister. The boys wear knickerbockers (knickers) and necktie...
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Girl on Her Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of a girl on the occasion of her First Communion. She is dressed in a white dress and flowered tiara and holds a...
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Unidentified Girl on Her Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait of an unidentified girl on the occasion of her First Communion. She is wearing gloves, a white dress...
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Two Girls on Their Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait of two unidentified girls on the occasion of their First Communion. They are standing and wearing wh...
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Studio Portrait of a Woman and Boy

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a woman sitting on the left and a boy standing on the right in front of a painted backdrop. The woman is wearing a knitted h...
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Studio Portrait of a Young Family

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Description: A studio portrait of a young family posing in front of a painted backdrop. A woman is standing on the right in the back, wearing a skirt, ruffled blouse, a...
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A Merry Christmas

Date: 1910
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...
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Merry Christmas, Happy New Year

Date: 1964
Description: Photographic holiday greeting card of three children, one boy and two girls, dressed in winter clothes, holding up an enlarged postcard. On the postcard is...
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A Happy Christmas

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday postcard of a boy and a girl, arm in arm. He is dressed in a green outfit with a green cloak with a gold lining, gold gloves and a green hat. She i...
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Greetings

Date: 1908
Description: Holiday postcard with a girl peering through a wreath of holly. Her coat, mittens, hat and boots are light blue. She has a fur muff with holly in it hangin...
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Christmas Greetings

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday postcard with a white and metallic gold border depicting Santa Claus handing a doll to a girl as a boy is looking on from the background. The child...
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To My Valentine

Date: 1910
Description: Valentine's Day postcard featuring a girl and a boy. The girl, wearing a pink dress, stockings and shoes, with a red, white and blue sash and hair ribbon, ...
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The Gem Room, North Cave, Cave of the Mounds

Date: 1947
Description: Colorized postcard of a girl pointing to a feature in the Gem Room, North Cave, opened in 1946, at the Cave of the Mounds.
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Brownie's Wishing Well

Date: 1947
Description: Colorized postcard of a girl throwing a penny into the Brownie's Wishing Well in the Cave of the Mounds. Caption reads: "Brownie's Wishing Well."

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