A Happy New Year Postcard

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Broomfield History Collections

-Cropped lightly around edge and converted to jpeg from master tiff file by Kevin Smith, 02/01/2017. -Saved in PastPerfect by Kevin Smith,02/06/2017

-Cropped lightly around edge and converted to jpeg from master tiff file by Kevin Smith, 02/01/2017. -Saved in PastPerfect by Kevin Smith,02/06/2017

Name/Title

"A Happy New Year" Postcard

Entry/Object ID

E2016.24.14

Scope and Content

A New Years postcard, dated December 30, 1913. The card is 3.5" x 5.5", white, with a raised image of a golden horseshoe shape depicted prominently on the left side of the front. Color illustrations of a boy and girl, seen from behind, are shown sitting in the shape. The text "A Happy New Year" is printed in red near the top, with the message "Good Luck to you, is my good wish for you" printed below it surrounded by various symbols and a green, four-leaf clover. Small numbering, "7006", is printed near the lower left corner. The reverse side has an ink post office stamp, along with the original postage stamp used. A New Years message handwritten in black ink is shown from "mamma, Otis, and Katie" from Eddyville, Nebraska to a redacted recipient in Fairfield, Nebraska. A small "C" symbol is visible in the lower left corner, with the text "Bergham NY 1912" surrounding it.

Collection

Education Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Post cards, New Year cards

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1913 - 1913

Archive Size/Extent

One of fifteen postcards in a legal size file folder

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1913 December 30 Date(s): 1913/12/30