Name/Title
"Christmas Greetings and all Good Wishes for the New Year" PostcardEntry/Object ID
E2016.24.5Scope and Content
A Christmas and New Years postcard, dated December 27, 1911. The card is 3.5" x 5.5", white, with a color border resembling holly leaves and berries in the corners. The printed message "Christmas greetings and all Good Wishes for the New Year" is featured in the center with stylized gold and black lettering and holly adornment. A designated "From" area below the message has the names E. Helen Watters and Fannie H. Watters handwritten in ink. A raised image of a hanging gold pig ornament is depicted near the lower right corner, with holly and bows to its left. The message "A right good Time to you and yours This fair and merry Season" is presented at the bottom edge.
The reverse side has an ink post office stamp, along with the original postage stamp. Information on the postcard's series is printed in red lettering along the left edge, "Raphael Tuck & Sons 'Christmas' Series No C.5108." The brand of postcard is Tuck Postcards. The card is addressed to a Miss Clara Bergundthd in Indianapolis.Collection
Education CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PostcardNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing MediaNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Christmas cards, Post cardsSearch Terms
ChristmasArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1911 - 1911Archive Size/Extent
One of fifteen postcards in a legal size file folderArchive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1911 December 27
Date(s): 1911/12/27