Name/Title
"A Merry Christmas" PostcardEntry/Object ID
E2016.24.8Scope and Content
A Christmas postcard, dated December 18, 1917. The card is 3.5" x 5.5", white, with a red fabric bow near the upper left corner attached to a raised image of a white bell. The bell has glitter material glued to it, with a raised illustration of a pink-roofed house in a snowy landscape with holly. The message "A Merry Christmas" is presented at the bottom of the card in gold-colored lettering.
The reverse side has a handwritten message of holiday greetings in ink from "Carrie." The postcard was written for a Miss Vera West of Ouray, Colorado.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
1917 - 1917Archive Size/Extent
One of fifteen postcards in a legal size file folderArchive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1917 December 18
Date(s): 1917/12/18