Name/Title
"Best New Year Wishes" PostcardEntry/Object ID
E2016.24.18Scope and Content
A New Years postcard, dated December 31, 1930. The card is 3.5" x 5.5", white, with a round circle filled with a color illustration of a house in rural scenery depicted on the front. Color illustrations of holly and white bells are shown to the left of the circle, with the text "Best New Year Wishes" printed in stylized text below it. The upper right and lower left corners are gold-colored, with holly plants depicted.
The reverse side has an ink post office stamp, along with the original postage stamp. Series information is printed along the left edge, "640 New Year 8." Publisher information, "Gold Metal Art, Trade Mark" is seen in the lower left corner, with an owl and paint set insignia. Handwritten text in pencil shows the postcard is from "L.L.", addressed to a Miss Maria Johnson.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
Post cards, New Year cardsArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1930 - 1930Archive Size/Extent
One of fifteen postcards in a legal size file folderArchive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1930 December 31
Date(s): 1930/12/31