Name/Title
Envelope and Birthday card holding dimes sent to Judith Ann Smith, 1946Entry/Object ID
2006.30.1Description
ACC. NO. 06.30.1 A, B
SUBJECT CATEGORY: CARDS, GREETING
DATE OR PERIOD: 1946
OBJECT: GREETING CARD AND ENVELOPE
DESCRIPTION:
A GREETING CARD IN THE SHAPE OF A PIGGY BANK, MULTI-COLORED, WITH CAPTION, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY." WHEN OPENED, THE CARD DISPLAYS INDIVIDUAL RECEPTACLES WHICH HOLD TEN-CENT COINS (DIMES). THE MERCURY-HEADED DIMES REMAIN INTACT. ENVELOPE HAS 9¢ POSTAGE.
SIZE: L 5-1/4" X W 6-1/4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
A BIRTHDAY CARD SENT TO JUDITH ANN SMITH, 2039 SANTA CLARA AVENUE, ALAMEDA, ON JULY 8, 1946. JUDITH ATTENDED LOCAL SCHOOLS AND EVENTUALLY MARRIED THE DONOR.
DONOR: T GREENE
CATALOGED: APRIL 15, 2006
