Name/Title
"A Merry Christmas" PostcardEntry/Object ID
E2016.24.10Scope and Content
A Christmas postcard, dated December 25, 1928. The card is 3.5" x 5.5", light brown or faded white. with a color illustration of red poinsettia flowers against a dark circle design along the left front edge. Stylized, black text, "A Merry Christmas", is featured in the center. A message is printed in black text below the main text, stating: "Some folks will walk right in today And greet you as they should; But, though we're very far away, our wish is just as good."
The reverse side reveals in handwritten text in black ink that the card was sent from an "Uncle Joe, Aunt Jennie and cousins" to a Mary Olson in Rialto, California.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
1928 - 1928Archive Size/Extent
One of fifteen postcards in a legal size file folderArchive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1928 December 25
Date(s): 1928/12/25